Bill stops tax breaks for gifts to dark money groups.
H.R. 10651 — End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act · Filed by Judy Chu (D-CA) · 17 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes tax rules for gifts of valuable things. It covers stocks, land, and other property that gained value. People who give such property to political groups cannot claim a tax deduction now. This bill adds three more group types to that rule. It covers social welfare groups, labor unions, and business leagues. Donors cannot deduct gifts of appreciated property to any of these groups.
Who it affects
People who give stocks or land to social welfare groups will lose a tax deduction. Labor unions and business leagues may get fewer such gifts. These groups may have less money to spend.
One thing to notice
Donors will pay more in taxes if they give appreciated property to these groups. This makes it costlier to fund groups that do not disclose their donors.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
17 cosponsors: 17 Democrats.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- appreciated property — Stocks, land, or other things worth more now than when bought.
- tax deduction — Money you can subtract from what you owe in taxes.
- dark money — Money given to groups that do not say who gave it.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,208 characters) on Oct 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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