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HR 9721 Cleared committee

Requires certain charities to report their fiscal sponsorship arrangements to the IRS and imposes taxes on improper conduit arrangements that route donations to people or groups without tax-exempt status.

Official title: Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 16-JUL-2026
Referred 16-JUL-2026
Approved by committee 22-JUL-2026
Key points
  • Adds to the annual information return rules for charities, requiring each fiscal sponsorship arrangement to list the parties, the amounts transferred, a description of the activities, the managing officer, and the start and end dates.
  • Defines a fiscal sponsorship arrangement and excludes private foundations and donor advised funds from the reporting requirement.
  • Denies a charitable contribution deduction for gifts made under an improper conduit arrangement.
  • Imposes a 20% tax on the organization for amounts transferred under an improper conduit arrangement, and a 5% tax on any manager who knowingly agrees to the transfer, capped at $10,000.
  • Imposes a 100% additional tax on the organization if the transfer is not corrected, and a 50% tax on any manager who refuses to agree to the correction, capped at $20,000.
  • Directs the Treasury to issue regulations and applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2027.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in House, 16-JUL-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Taxation

Sponsor Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.