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H.R. 4943
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 4943, the Safeguarding Trust in Our Politics Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 8, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Aug 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Record
Text
H.R. 4943 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.
hb4943/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 4943 IH: Safeguarding Trust in Our Politics ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-08-08text/xmlENPursuant 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. 4943 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 8, 2025 Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain tax-exempt organizations from providing funding for election administration.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Trust in Our Politics Act .2.501(c )(3) organizations prohibited from providing direct or indirect funding for election administration(a)In generalSection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—(1)by striking and which does not participate and inserting which does not participate , and(2)by striking the period at the end and inserting and which does not provide direct funding to any State or unit of local government for the purpose of the administration of elections for public office or any funding to any State or unit of local government in a case in which it is reasonable to expect such funding will be used for the purpose of the administration of elections for public office (except with respect to the donation of space to a State or unit of local government to be used as a polling place in an election for public office). .(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-08-08
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain tax-exempt organizations from providing funding for election administration.
Sponsors
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 4943 alone.
Committees
H.R. 4943 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.
Actions
H.R. 4943 has taken 2 actions since Aug 8, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 8, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Aug 8, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee |
Votes
H.R. 4943 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 4943 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Safeguarding Trust in Our Politics Act — Display Title
- Safeguarding Trust in Our Politics Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain tax-exempt organizations from providing funding for election administration. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4943 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Health Issues, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Small Business.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 3 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. | 1 | 3 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER VAUGHAN | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| JOSHUA LEONARD | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| KAREN LIVINGSTON | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| KRISTEN YORK | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| MICHAEL ALTMAN | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| MICHAEL BELLAMAN | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| VANCE WALTER | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC | ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. | 2026 second_quarter | $700K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC | ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. | 2026 first_quarter | $700K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC | ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. | 2025 fourth_quarter | $700K | 4th Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4943 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4943’s is Taxation.
hr4943/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com