Dear Congressmember,

In May 2025, Section 112209 — “Termination of Tax-Exempt Status of Terrorist Supporting Organizations” — was successfully removed from the House reconciliation package, according to the updated version released by the House Committee on Rules. This provision, modeled after H.R. 9495 and H.R. 6408, would have granted the Treasury Secretary sweeping authority to unilaterally designate nonprofits as “terrorist-supporting organizations” and revoke their tax-exempt status — all without due process, transparency, or judicial oversight.

As your constituent, I am deeply concerned about this language and I hope you will continue to ensure that Section 112209 — or any similar provisions — are kept out of any final bill.

This section mirrors provisions in H.R. 9495 and H.R. 6408, granting the Treasury Secretary broad, unilateral authority to designate any nonprofit as a “terrorist-supporting organization” and revoke its tax-exempt status—without due process, transparency, or judicial review.

Over 300 civil society organizations and tens of thousands of constituents across the country have already raised alarm about this overreach. These provisions:

• Are redundant: Existing laws already prohibit material support for terrorism.

• Open the door to discriminatory targeting: The vague language invites politicized enforcement against Muslim, Palestinian, immigrant, climate justice, and other advocacy groups.

• Enable abuse of power and place undue burden on organizations: Secret designations could lead to serious financial consequences without evidence, oversight, or recourse.
  

• Chill dissent and restrict access to critical financial infrastructure: This could lead to deplatforming, derisking, and debanking of advocacy, humanitarian, and social service groups across the political spectrum.

We call on all Members of Congress to:

• Oppose Section 112209 or any related language in the reconciliation markup that targets nonprofits under the guise of counterterrorism and mirrors language included in H.R. 9495 and H.R. 6408. Given its possible that Section 112209 was removed only to be rewritten or reintroduced in another form, especially as we know this package is still subject to amendments. We demand that Members of Congress ensure that no version of this provision — or any similar language — is included in any future amendments or legislative packages. Stripping tax-exempt status from nonprofits without due process is an unacceptable abuse of power and must be firmly rejected in all forms.

• Reject attempts to hand unchecked power to the Treasury Secretary to shut down nonprofits without evidence or due process.
  

• Protect the rights of civil society organizations to advocate, organize, and serve communities without fear of government retaliation.

This is a moment to stand up for constitutional protections, fair process, and the protect civil society.