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ACTION ALERT:
Contact US Representative Angie Craig's office and urge her to vote NO on H.R. 9495 - a bill that could seriously harm the nonprofit sector.
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The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) is tracking H.R.9495,
a bill in Congress that could seriously harm nonprofits and has received renewed attention this week.
This legislation would allow the Secretary of the Treasury to designate section 501(c) nonprofits as “terrorist supporting organizations” at the Secretary’s discretion, without requiring the Secretary to share their full evidence or reasoning with accused nonprofits.
Furthermore, the legislation runs counter to constitutional due process protections by placing the burden of proof on the accused organization and providing only 90 days for organizations to demonstrate their innocence before revoking their tax-exempt status.
In Minnesota, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-2nd Congressional District), needs to hear from you today as to why this bill would harm charitable nonprofits and urge her to vote NO on H.R. 9495 when it comes up for a vote
later this week.
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TAKE ACTION!
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-2nd Congressional District) voted to support this bill last week when it was
heard
last week. The bill
failed
256-145. HR 9495 will likely be heard again this week.
Contact Representative Craig's office and urge her to flip her vote to NO when HR 9495 again goes to the House Floor later this week.
The vote was largely along party lines, and among Minnesota's Congressional members Rep. Craig is the only Democrat to have voted in favor of the bill. While we are focusing our efforts on Rep. Craig's office, we will be connecting with all eight of Minnesota's
members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and urge you to do so if you are able!
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Sample Email and Phone Scripts
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Sample
email script
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Sample phone script: "Hello, my name is _______
and I work at _________, and [your connection to Rep Craig's district — maybe you're a constituent, or your nonprofit does work in her district]. I'm calling to urge Rep Craig to change her vote NO on HR 9495. This bill could be extremely detrimental to the
nonprofit sector."
Check here to see if you or your organization are located in
Congressional
District 2. If you get any questions about the bill, you are welcome to refer the office to
Marie and Bailey at MCN.
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CONTACT INFO FOR U.S. REP. ANGIE CRAIG'S OFFICE:
EMAIL: (you may send one email and include all staff below)
PHONE:
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Washington DC Office: 202-225-2271
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Eagan Office: 651-846-2120
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LEARN MORE:
This week, the House is expected to once again consider the H.R.
9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R.
9495), which targets relief for hostages of terrorism while strengthening tools to curb terrorism financing.
The bill also has a provision where, if signed into law, would give the Treasury Secretary “nearly unfettered power to revoke the tax-exempt status of charitable nonprofits that the Secretary alleges supports terrorist activities."
HR 9495 was also voted down on November 12, 2024. See the vote
breakdown.
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QUESTIONS:
Contact MCN staff with questions and if you get any responses:
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