Senate Bill 300
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 3, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
300
Congress
115
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.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (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.
February 3, 2017
02/03/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
02/03/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:34:50 PM