The House voted down legislation Tuesday that would have given presidential administrations unilateral authority to strip tax-exempt status from organizations they deemed to be in support of terrorism.
The House vote on H.R. 9495, the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act,” failed to meet the two-thirds threshold to pass the bill under suspension of the rules, a fast-track maneuver for typically uncontroversial legislation. The final vote was 256-145.
The bill would also postpone tax filing deadlines for Americans held hostage or unlawfully detained abroad.
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Fifty-two Democrats crossed the aisle to vote with Republicans in favor the bill. One Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, voted against the plan.
