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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Johnson_AmendmentJohnson Amendment - Wikipedia

    The amendment was to a bill in the 83rd Congress, H.R. 8300, which was enacted into law as the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. The amendment was proposed by Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas on July 2, 1954.

  2. ssir.org › articles › entryThe Johnson Amendment: Fact-checking the Narrative (SSIR)

    Aug 24, 2018 · In 1954, two wealthy Texans had used tax-exempt organizations they headed, the Facts Forum and the Committee for Constitutional Government, to support a young state senator who opposed Johnson in that year’s primary election. Johnson won handily but was reportedly incensed that two tax-exempt entities had opposed him. 7

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  4. www.npr.org › 2017/02/03 › 513187940The Johnson Amendment In 5 Questions And Answers : NPR

    1. What is the Johnson Amendment? The Johnson Amendment regulates what tax-exempt organizations such as churches can do in the political arena. Under terms of the 1954 legislation (named for its ...

  5. www.politifact.com › factchecks › 2017Trump claims he got rid of Johnson Amendment - PolitiFact

    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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  6. firstamendment.mtsu.edu › article › johnson-amendmentJohnson Amendment - The Free Speech Center

    Jan 10, 2020 · The Johnson Amendment was adopted in 1954, restricting tax-exempt churches from participating in political campaigns or risk losing their tax-exempt status. Some churches have complained the restriction inhibits their religious expression.

  7. www.ifs.org › wp-content › uploadsUnderstanding the History and Impact of the Johnson Amendment ...

    Dec 2, 2017 · The “Johnson Amendment” is a provision of the tax code that prohibits a certain class of nonprofits, including charities and churches, from engaging in candidate election campaigns. Named after its author, then-Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson, the Johnson Amendment was passed into law as part of the Internal Revenue Act of 1954.

  8. www.nonprofitjourney.org › uploads › 8/4/4Narrative The Johnson Amendment: Fact-checking the

    The Johnson Amendment: Fact-checking the Narrative There is more to the story of the Johnson Amendment than is generally being presented to the nonprot community. By Robert M. Penna Aug. 24, 2018 f all the issues currently facing the American nonprot community, few seem to evoke