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The US House of Representatives passed the controversial Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) on Nov. 21, after it was defeated in an initial vote last week. The bill, which must pass in the Democrat-majority Senate to be signed into law, would give the executive branch authority to strip nonprofits’ tax-exempt status — including arts organizations — if they are found to “fund disruptive and illegal activity nationally and terrorism abroad.” 

Civil rights organizations, activist groups, and nonprofits have raised alarms over the bill, warning that the legislation’s vague phrasing would grant President-elect Donald Trump unchecked power to target pro-Palestine groups and perceived political enemies.

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Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)
 

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