Congress moves to lift IRS gag on dark-money nonprofit disclosure
H.R. 2498 — End Dark Money Act · Filed by Jason Crow (D-CO) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 31, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill repeals a fiscal 2024 appropriations restriction that barred the IRS from spending money to increase transparency about political activity by tax-exempt nonprofit organizations. By repealing this restriction, the bill would allow the IRS to resume efforts to disclose which nonprofits are funding political campaigns and causes during fiscal 2025.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative effect is to restore the IRS's authority to conduct and fund transparency initiatives regarding nonprofit political spending—a direct government-accountability mechanism with no private beneficiaries or market carve-outs.
What the text implies
- Restoring IRS transparency authority may increase compliance costs for nonprofits that have not previously disclosed political spending, though such disclosure is already required by tax law.
- The bill applies only to fiscal 2025; the restriction would revert in fiscal 2026 unless Congress acts again, creating annual uncertainty for IRS planning.
- Increased transparency about nonprofit funding sources may affect donor behavior and nonprofit fundraising strategies, particularly for organizations engaged in political activity.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Repealing a gag on IRS transparency efforts increases public access to information about who is funding political activity through tax-exempt organizations, strengthening democratic accountability and voters' ability to understand the sources of political spending.
Named in the bill
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, Section 123, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024, Public Law 118–47
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Mar 31, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 31, 2025 — 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.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (385 characters) on Jul 25, 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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