U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9722: Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026
Status: In committee, August 27, 2026
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure fair treatment of certain charitable organizations.
What the bill says
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure fair treatment of certain charitable organizations.
From the committee substitute text, August 27, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure fair treatment of certain charitable organizations. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Determination of religious purpose for purposes of tax-exempt status (a) In general Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (s) Determination of religious purpose For purposes of this section-- (1) a religious belief or practice concerning marriage, sexuality, or gender identity shall not be treated as being inconsistent with law or public policy, and (2) a belief shall not fail to be treated as a religious belief merely because such belief is not compelled by or central to a system of religion. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. August 27, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Sponsors
- Blake Moore (R, HD-UT-1) · primary sponsor
- Ben Cline (R, HD-006)
- Claudia Tenney (R, HD-024)
- Burgess Owens (R, 4)
- Nathaniel Moran (R, HD-001)
- Glenn Grothman (R, HD-006)
- Mike Kennedy (R, HD-UT-3)
- Celeste Maloy (R, HD-002)
- Tracey Mann (R, HD-001)
- Greg Steube (R, HD-FL-17)
- Lance Gooden (R, HD-005)
- Ken Calvert (R, HD-CA-41)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 680.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-779.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Taxation, Religion, Tax-exempt organizations
Common questions
- What is HB9722?
- HB9722 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026.
- What does HB9722 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure fair treatment of certain charitable organizations.
- What is the status of HB9722?
- In committee as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 680. (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9722?
- Blake Moore (R, HD-UT-1), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9722?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9722
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