H.R. 9722 · 119th Congress

Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026

Introduced on Jul 16, 2026 by Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1). 11 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Aug 27, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 680.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 16, 2026
Cosponsors
11
0 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed 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 ensure fair treatment of certain charitable organizations.

Subjects

  • Religion
  • Tax-exempt organizations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jul 16, 2026). Public domain.

Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026

This bill provides that an organization’s religious beliefs or practices concerning marriage, sexuality, or gender identity may not be treated as inconsistent with public law or policy for purposes of determining whether the organization has a charitable purpose and, thus, is exempt from federal income tax.

As background, charitable organizations generally must be organized and operated for one or more tax-exempt purposes (e.g., religious, charitable, scientific, or educational) to be exempt from federal income tax and receive tax-deductible contributions. The Internal Revenue Service’s position, which was upheld by the Supreme Court in Bob Jones University v. United States, is that an organization is not organized or operated for a tax-exempt purpose if the organization is against public policy or illegal.

The bill provides that a religious belief or practice concerning marriage, sexuality or gender identity may not be treated as being inconsistent with public law or policy for purposes of determining if an organization is organized and operated for a tax-exempt purpose. Further, under the bill, a belief need not be compelled by or central to a system of religion to be a religious belief.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Blake D. MooreR-UT-1Sponsor

Republicans · 11

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jul 16, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jul 16, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jul 16, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jul 22, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
  6. Aug 27, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-779.
  7. Aug 27, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-779.
  8. Aug 27, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 680.

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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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.