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H.R. 4501

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4501, the Holy Sovereignty Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 17, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Hurd (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jul 17, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 4501 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb4501/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4501 IH: Holy Sovereignty Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4501  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 17, 2025   Mr. Hurd of Colorado  (for himself,  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ,  Mrs. Bice ,  Mr. Grothman ,  Mr. Lawler ,  Mr. Jack , and  Mr. Fleischmann ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on  the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To protect the citizenship of, and provide tax-exempt status to, any American elected as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Holy Sovereignty Protection Act  .
2.
Protection of United States citizenship
(a)
In general
The United States citizenship of any individual elected as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church may not be revoked.
(b)
Effective date
This section shall take effect upon the date of enactment of this Act.
3.
Tax-exempt status
(a)
In general
In the case of any citizen of the United States, such individual shall be exempt from taxation under subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to any taxable year any portion of which he is serving as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
(b)
Effective date
This section shall apply to taxable years ending after May 8, 2025.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-07-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jul 17, 2025

hb4501/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (07/17/2025)

Holy Sovereignty Protection Act

This bill provides that the U.S. citizenship of an individual elected as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church may not be revoked and exempts such individual from federal income taxes for tax years during which the individual serves in such role for any part of the tax year. (As background, the income of a U.S. citizen generally is subject to U.S. income tax regardless of where such income is earned or received or where the individual resides.)

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Hurd (R) sponsors H.R. 4501, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4501 went before 2 committees: Judiciary and Ways and Means.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jul 17, 2025 · 2,181 Bills
Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jul 17, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4501 has taken 2 actions since Jul 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 17, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 4501 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4501 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • To protect the citizenship of, and provide tax-exempt status to, any American elected as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Holy Sovereignty Protection Act — Display Title
  • Holy Sovereignty Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4501 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4501’s is Taxation.

hr4501/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4501, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HURD of Colorado:H.R. 4501.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3476]

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