URGENT: Help Defeat "Non-Profit Killer Bill" coming to US House Any Day!

Urgent: Help Defeat "Non-Profit Killer Bill"
coming to US House Any Day!

Dear friend, 

Have you heard about the “nonprofit killer bill”? It’s being voted on in the House any day!

This bill is the first concrete test of whether and how democratic rights will be eroded in the Trump era – and this time Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) and our allies could be the ones under attack. It goes straight at the right to “petition the government for redress of grievances.”

In short, H.R. 9495 gives Trump Unilateral Power to Kill Nonprofits”. It allows the secretary of the Treasury to designate any nonprofit as a “terrorist supporting organization,” with little due process, and revoke the nonprofit’s tax-exempt status – effectively shutting them down.  

Please, write to your member of the House today. They’ll vote on this any day now.

But this bill could have broad impacts -- on humanitarian organizations delivering aid, on media organizations, and on advocacy organizations like CFPA. 

This bill is part of a quasi-authoritarian campaign to suppress civil society and “left-wing nonprofits" as outlined in Project 2025. 

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) is leading the charge against the bill and he rightly ties this bill to Trump’s egregious cabinet nominations. He says: “In this mislabeled bill, House Republicans are hiding behind hostages. Their rush to reconsider this bill is solely to offer Trump more and more power, while Trump’s nominees for key national security posts this week indicate how he will be using it.”

Rep. Doggett mentions hostages because the bill also contains an innocuous provision to exempt Americans held hostage from IRS tax filing penalties. Because of that sensible idea many are voting for the bill without thinking through the implications for nonprofits of the rest of the bill. That’s where you and I come in. We need to remind Congress of this bill's dangers to first amendment rights.

I know some feel that “democracy is on the ballot” became a bit of a cliche. But our democratic rights ARE under attack. And that’s not just a partisan issue; 52 Democrats supported this legislation in the past. We need to change their minds. Please take action TODAY. 

P.S. The vote on Senator Sanders' effort to block U.S. offensive weapons transfers to Israel is coming as soon as Wednesday. Click to see the Alert we sent out on Friday. If you haven't already done so, please send your messages to Congress on that critical issue as well!

Sincerely,

The Rev. Robert Moore 
Executive Director 
Coalition for Peace Action &
Peace Action Education Fund 
7 Vandeventer Ave.
Princeton, NJ 08542