Name: H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
Uploaded: 2026-07-22T14:00:00+00:00

H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722

22 juillet 2026

Sommaire mis à jour le 29 juil. 2026

The Chair opens the markup on four tax‑exempt bills and outlines concerns over foreign funding and abuses, while the Ranking Member responds with a broad critique of the GOP agenda and trade policy, setting competing narratives about priorities and scope of the day’s work.

House Ways and Means mer. 22 juil. 2026 Chambre des représentants

17:54 - 21:35

Intervenant 1

The committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome to today's markup of legislation to increase transparency in America's tax-exempt sector, hold bad actors accountable, prevent foreign influence in our politics and public discourse, and protect religious freedom. During the last few decades, tax-exempt organizations have experienced rapid growth in the United States. In 1985, 335,000 charities held 665 billion in net assets. Today, there are 1.6 million charities that have 4.8 trillion dollars in net assets.

The tax-exempt sector is about 15% of the entire economy, the same size as the state of California, and has grown to account for nearly 3.5 trillion in annual revenues. As more money flowed into this sector, it has become a prime target for misuse and abuse by foreign nationals and agents acting on behalf of foreign countries like China. Too many of the tax-exempt sector operates in darkness, deliberately hiding in the shadows to avoid scrutiny.

This committee has uncovered incidents of organizations abusing their generous tax benefits while seeking to divide Americans, sow chaos in our communities, and manipulate American politics and public life. For example, in 2024, the committee found that the Alliance for Global Justice, a 501(c)(3) organization, fiscally sponsored Samidoun, which the Biden Treasury Department then designated as a sham charity and fundraiser for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a designated terrorist organization. However, Alliance for Global Justice was never required to disclose Samidoun as a project on their Form 990, despite giving them the benefit of tax-exempt status. Other foreign nationals choose to donate directly to American nonprofits and can do so with the comfort of knowing that their donation will never be made public. Foreign nationals are welcome to contribute resources for the betterment of the American people, but we must draw the line at using US-based nonprofits as Trojan horses of foreign interest.

Another example of foreign influence in the American nonprofit sector is the Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss. He has given over $280 million to a largely politically progressive hub that sponsors other nonprofit organizations and in turn support liberal campaigns and other political causes. American elections should not be subject to foreign influence, let alone major foreign funding laundered through our tax-exempt sector. It is illegal for members of Congress to accept foreign donations. The same standard should apply to our nonprofit sector.

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