Holy Sovereignty Protection Act

House Bill

H.R. 4501

119th Congress

Holy Sovereignty Protection Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 17, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Claudia Tenney

Representative

Republican

NY-24

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Taxation

Summary

This bill would prohibit tax-exempt charities and organizations from directly funding state or local governments to help run elections. This could impact how some election administration is funded in the future.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SponsorClaudia Tenney (R-NY)

Introduced7/17/2025

StatusReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for

ChamberHouse

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Holy Sovereignty Protection Act

This bill would prohibit tax-exempt charities and organizations from directly funding state or local governments to help run elections. This could impact how some election administration is funded in the future.

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This bill would prohibit tax-exempt charities and organizations from directly funding state or local governments to help run elections. This could impact how some election administration is funded in the future.

Bill Number: 4501
Sponsor: Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
Introduced: 7/17/2025
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
Policy Area: Taxation

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Fact Sheet

Title: Holy Sovereignty Protection Act
Bill Number: 4501
Sponsor: Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
Introduced: 7/17/2025
Summary: This bill would prohibit tax-exempt charities and organizations from directly funding state or local governments to help run elections. This could impact how some election administration is funded in the future.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would prohibit tax-exempt charities and organizations from directly funding state or local governments to help run elections. This could impact how some election administration is funded in the future.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

End Zuckerbucks Act of 2023 This bill prohibits tax-exempt charitable organizations from providing direct funding to states or local governments for the administration of elections for public office.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Bans tax-exempt charities from providing direct funding to state or local governments for election administration
Aims to prevent outside groups from influencing elections through financial support to election offices
Could change how some election-related expenses are covered, potentially impacting state and local budgets

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would affect state and local governments that have received funding from tax-exempt organizations in the past to help run elections. It could require them to find alternative sources of funding for certain election administration costs, which may impact their budgets and operations.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Taxation

Related Subjects

Charitable contributions

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

State and local government operations

Tax-exempt organizations

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4501, 119th Congress (2025). "Holy Sovereignty Protection Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4501

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