Tell Your Representative “NO” on Section 112209 of the Budget Reconciliation
Help protect nonprofits and due process by asking your Congressperson to remove Section 112209 from the congressional budget reconciliation bill. This measure, a repackaged version of HR9495, threatens community trust and nonprofit independence by giving administration officials broad, unchecked authority to label nonprofits as “terrorist supporting” and revoke their tax-exempt status without due process or producing clear evidence. Voting is expected to take place as early as Tuesday May 20th, with House leadership intending to have the bill passed and in the Senate by Memorial Day. So it’s urgent to reach out NOW to show the collective opposition and concerns of the nonprofit sector.
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Reminder: Nonprofits and their members CAN lobby for or against legislation as 501(c)(3) organizations. This legislation represents an existential threat to a nonprofit’s mission and existence and rally the sector to take a strong stand against its passage.
Last updated May 16, 2025
What’s at stake?
Eliminates due process 📣: Any nonprofit’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status could be revoked if labeled by the Treasury Secretary as “terrorist supporting” with no evidentiary standard, and no due process.
Lack of transparency 🪟: “Terrorism supporting” isn’t defined, leaving room for abuse and targeting of political opponents.
Dangerous precedent 🚨: Without due process or clear definitions, an administration could target a nonprofit based on ideological grounds.
We can prevent bad actors from supporting terrorism while preserving due process. Existing US laws already prohibit providing support to foreign terrorist organizations.
What we’re asking you to do
Take 2 minutes to join us in urging federal policymakers to remove Section 112209 from the budget reconciliation package before it advances to a floor vote in Congress.
- Submit our form to send a letter to your representative urging them to oppose this provision
- Select letter topic: Government Operation and Politics
We suggest personalizing our template letter with your name and or your own reasons!
Nonprofit VOTE is proud to stand alongside National Council of Nonprofits, Independent Sector, Council on Foundations, and others in opposing this provision.
More harms this provision would do:
“Guilty until proven innocent”: An organization only has 90 days to demonstrate innocence and are assumed guilty until they do so. Small nonprofits who can’t afford legal fees would be disproportionately harmed.
Threatens innocent nonprofits: Even completely uninvolved nonprofits could get caught in the crossfire. If they’re accidentally labeled as “terrorist supporting organizations”, even if they clear their name, their reputation could be irreparably harmed, losing the trust of donors and the communities they serve
Nonprofit organizations are already under resourced to create a safety net where the government doesn’t fully meet needs.
Let’s support, not hinder their work in providing essential services without unsustainable burdens and the threat of revoked status.
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