H.R. 9495 · 118th Congress

Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

Introduced on Sep 9, 2024 by Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 2, 2024): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 9, 2024
Cosponsors
4
2 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to postpone tax deadlines and reimburse paid late fees for United States nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad, to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative remedies
  • Detention of persons
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Tax-exempt organizations
  • Terrorism

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Claudia TenneyR-NY-24Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Nov 12, 2024· House· Passage· Failed 256–145
  2. On Passage
    Nov 21, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 219–184

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Sep 9, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Sep 9, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Sep 9, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Sep 11, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 11, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
  6. Nov 8, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-729.
  7. Nov 8, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-729.
  8. Nov 8, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 616.
  9. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5931-5937; text: CR H5931-5933)
  11. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9495.
  12. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Doggett objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  13. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5948)
  14. Nov 12, 2024Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 256 - 145 (Roll no. 458).House · Roll call 458
  15. Nov 12, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 256 - 145 (Roll no. 458).House · Roll call 458
  16. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1576 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1449 and H.R. 9495. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1449 under a structured rule and H.R. 9495 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  17. Nov 19, 2024 · HouseRule H. Res. 1576 passed House.
  18. Nov 21, 2024 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1576. (consideration: CR H6159-6168)
  19. Nov 21, 2024 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 1449 and H.R. 9495. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1449 under a structured rule and H.R. 9495 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  20. Nov 21, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 9495.
  21. Nov 21, 2024 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  22. Nov 21, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 184 (Roll no. 477). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6159-6160)House · Roll call 477
  23. Nov 21, 2024 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 219 - 184 (Roll no. 477). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6159-6160)House · Roll call 477
  24. Nov 21, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  25. Dec 2, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Oxfam America, Inc.7 reports
    $110.1K reported (all issues)
  2. CARE Action Now, Inc.5 reports
    $330K reported (all issues)
  3. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  4. American Civil Liberties Union4 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  5. Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  6. AFL-CIO2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  7. Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  8. MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION2 reports
  9. REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  10. A NEW POLICY INC.1 report
  11. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION1 report
    $240K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  12. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES1 report
    $670K reported (all issues)
  13. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE1 report
    $910K reported (all issues)
  14. AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE1 report
    $76K reported (all issues)
  15. American Federation of Teachers1 report
    $400K reported (all issues)
  16. American Library Association1 report
    $57K reported (all issues)
  17. American Public Health Association1 report
    $17.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  18. Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  19. Anti-Defamation League1 report
    $330K reported (all issues)
  20. Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  21. Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  22. Center for American Progress Action Fund1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  23. Community Foundation Awareness Initiative (Informal Coalition)1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)
  24. Community Funds, Inc. dba The New York Community Trust1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  25. Demand Progress Action, Inc1 report
  26. FDD Action1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  27. GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE1 report
  28. Greater Washington Community Foundation1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  29. HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  30. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN1 report
    $181.3K reported (all issues)
  31. Human Rights First1 report
    $87.8K reported (all issues)
  32. INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS1 report
    $110K reported (all issues)
  33. Independent Sector1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  34. J STREET1 report
    $205K reported (all issues)
  35. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  36. MIDDLE EAST FORUM1 report
    $15K reported (all issues)
  37. National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  38. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners1 report
    $24K reported (all issues)
  39. Open Society Action Fund1 report
  40. P Street Project, Inc.1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.