Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5996
116th Congress(2019-2020)
SUN Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 27, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 27, 2020
Latest Action
Feb 27, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5996
Congress
116
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Rhode Island
Democrat
California
Democrat
Florida
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits Act or the SUN Act

This bill expands the disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations. It requires (1) the annual tax return information for tax-exempt organizations and deferred compensation plans to be made available to the public at no charge and in an open structured data format that is processable by computers, with the information easy to find, access, reuse, and download in bulk; and (2) the disclosure of the names and addresses of contributors of $5,000 or more to tax-exempt organizations that participate or intervene in political campaigns on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.

The Internal Revenue Service may withhold from public inspection any Social Security account number included on Form 990 (information returns for tax-exempt organizations).

Text (1)
February 27, 2020
Actions (2)
02/27/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
02/27/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 12:41:26 AM