Contact Congress about H.R. 3966: Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act

Some nonprofits would have to report larger gifts from foreign governments, foreign political parties, and certain foreign-linked groups. The IRS would put that information in a searchable public database.

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Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Latest action on H.R. 3966: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects tax-exempt nonprofits that file the main yearly IRS nonprofit return and receive larger gifts from covered foreign sources. Think tanks, charities, researchers, reporters, lawmakers, and the public could also be affected because more donor information would become public.

Why this matters: Foreign money can shape research, policy work, and public debate without being easy to track. This bill would make larger foreign donations to some nonprofits easier to see. It could help the public follow possible foreign influence, but it could also add paperwork and make some lawful donors less willing to give.

Key provisions in H.R. 3966

• Some nonprofits would have to add foreign-donation details to their yearly IRS return. This applies when one covered foreign source gives more than $10,000 in a year.
• Covered donors include foreign governments and foreign political parties. They also include certain groups that are directed, controlled, funded, or partly supported by countries listed in an existing national security law, or by their agents.
• Nonprofits would have to name each covered foreign donor. They would also have to report the total amount that donor gave during the year.
• The Treasury Secretary would have to make the reported information public. The IRS would do this through a searchable online database.
• The database would have to show which nonprofit reported each foreign donor. That ties each donor entry to the group that filed it.

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What is H.R. 3966?

Some nonprofits would have to report larger gifts from foreign governments, foreign political parties, and certain foreign-linked groups. The IRS would put that information in a searchable public database.

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