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Retrieved October 29, 2016. The bill, also known as H.R. 6195, comes as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has drawn the appeal of social conservatives and evangelicals by vowing to repeal the Johnson Amendment, which was passed in 1954.
Aug 24, 2018 · See Davidson, pp. 17-18; The Congressional Record, July 2, 1954, p. 9604; and The New York Times, July 3, 1954, p. 6 for verbatim accounts of the amendment’s introduction. 9 The predecessor of Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code was enacted as part of the Tariff Act of 1913. But the legislative history of the act contains no reason or ...
The Johnson Amendment to the tax code, which President Trump vowed to "totally destroy," prohibits tax-exempt organizations such as churches from endorsing or opposing political candidates.
Jul 26, 2016 · President Johnson proposed the amendment to the tax code that has greatly restricted the free speech of pastors and churches on July 2, 1954. 100 Cong. Rec. 9604 (daily ed. July 2, 1954). The words “in opposition to” were added in 1986.
Jan 10, 2020 · He is co-editor of the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment. This article was published Jan. 10, 2020. Send Feedback on this article. The Johnson Amendment was adopted in 1954, restricting tax-exempt churches from participating in political campaigns or risk losing their tax-exempt status.
Jul 12, 2017 · Johnson championed the restriction in 1954 when he was a U.S. senator running for re-election. A conservative nonprofit group that wanted to limit the treaty-making ability of the president...
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May 4, 2017 · AP /Evan Vucci. By Jim Galloway. May 4, 2017. President Donald Trump is expected today to further weaken enforcement of an IRS rule barring churches and tax-exempt groups from endorsing political...
