Ensuring State Attorney General Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-9143
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2024-07-25
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Ensuring State Attorney General Accountability Act&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits a tax-exempt charitable organization from providing direct funding to state attorneys general for the purpose of a lawsuit, investigation, or remuneration of personnel.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9143 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2024 Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Van Orden , Ms. Tenney , and Mr. Rose ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 501(c)(3) organizations from providing direct funding to State attorneys general.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring State Attorney General Accountability Act . 2. 501( c )(3) organizations prohibited from providing direct funding to State attorneys general (a) In general Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking and which does not participate and inserting which does not participate , and (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and which does not provide direct funding to any attorney general of a State for the purpose of a lawsuit, investigation, or remuneration of personnel. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to funding provided in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.