Calling it the Safeguarding Charity Act, Florida Congressman Greg Stube and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio have introduced legislation that would protect religious institutions, churches and religious schools from being targeted by the Biden administration.
The bill wants to make clear that tax-exempt organizations should not be treated as recipients of federal financial assistance and not be forced to have potential litigation in federal courts that could subject every church, non-profit, and private school in America to burdensome federal regulations.
“Due to multiple, radical judicial decisions targeting religious schools, Congress must now codify that an organization holding tax-exempt status is not to be considered as a recipient of federal financial assistance,” said Rep. Steube. “The Safeguarding Charity Act will help prevent the weaponization of our judicial system against America’s houses of worship, religious schools, charities, and other non-profit organizations. These organizations should not be subjected to a series of laws and regulations triggered by receipt of federal financial assistance. I thank Senator Rubio for his partnership on this issue.”
Supporters of the bill say charitable organizations, private schools, and churches need protection from being targeted by the federal government due to their tax-exempt status and beliefs.
Some of Senator Rubio’s concerns deal with recent court decisions that could subject these organizations to burdensome federal regulations simply because they are tax-exempt and believes these groups should not be in the middle political battle brough on by the Biden administration.
Supporting organizations include: Alliance Defending Freedom, The Philanthropy Roundtable, Americans for Prosperity, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, The General Council of the Assemblies of God, Religious Freedom Institute, Council for American Private Education, Coalition for Jewish Values, International Alliance for Christian Education, Association of Classical Christian Schools, Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty, Association for Biblical Higher Education, American Association of Christian Schools, Association of Business Administrators of Christian Colleges, Association of Christian Schools International, United Pentecostal Church International, Family Research Council, Citygate Network, Seventh-day Adventist Church – North America, Napa Legal Institute
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