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Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 19, 2025
Latest Action
February 19, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Katie Boyd BrittRepublican(AL)
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Clergy Act This bill establishes a two-year window for certain members of the clergy and Christian Science practitioners to revoke their exemption from Social Security and Medicare taxes on ministerial earnings. Under current law, such individuals who object to participation in public insurance programs on religious or conscientious grounds may apply to the Internal Revenue Service for an irrevocable exemption and will not receive Social Security or Medicare benefits in retirement unless they have qualifying credits from other employment. The Internal Revenue Service must develop a plan to inform members of the clergy and Christian Science practitioners of their eligibility to revoke prior exemptions, pursuant to the bill's changes.
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Filing registrants (2)
2026 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distributions from certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, and for other purposes (S. 4511) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $150,000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2025 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to retirement security and church plans - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill. P.L. 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - issues impacting church plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill. P.L. 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - issues impacting church plans. H.R. 4548, Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act of 2025 - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill. P.L. 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - issues impacting church plans. H.R. 4548, Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act of 2025 - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill. P.L. 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - issues impacting church plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to retirement security and church plans - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers of 2025. S 1234/HR 2540, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act of 2025. H.R. 34, the Land And Social Security Optimization Act of 2025. HR 6237, the Repairing Social Security After Trump and DOGE Act of 2025. HR 5893, the Guaranteed Uninterrupted Access to Retiree Disbursements (GUARD) Act of 2025. S. 1504/HR 5284, Claiming Age Clarity Act of 2025. S. 1666/HR 5345, Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2025. HR 5348, Social Security Child Protection Act of 2025. S. 3078/HR 6193, the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act of 2025. S. 639/HR 227, Clergy Act of 2026. H.R.6724, Protecting Supplemental Security Income for Disaster Victims Act of 2025. H.R. 2716, Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act of 2025. S. 1831Auto Reenroll Act of 2025. H.R. 6722 Automatic IRA Act of 2025. H.R. 2696 Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025. S. 1526Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2025. S. 1840RISE Act of 2025. S. 988 /H.R. 2023 Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2025. No bill number. Discussed retirement access and coverage issues. No bill number. Discussed fiduciary obligations. No bill number. Discussed alternative assets in retirement plans. No bill number. Discussed Lifetime income. No bill number. Discussed paper checks at the Social Security Administration. No bill number. Discussed Social Security COLAs. No bill number. Discussed Social Security disability regulations. No bill number. Discussed Social Security solvency. No bill number. Discussed SSAs engagement with advocacy groups. No bill number. Discussed customer service at the Social Security Administration. No bill number. Discussed funding for the Social Security Administration. No bill number. Discussed phone service and Security Authentication PIN (SAP) process at the Social Security Administration. No bill number. Discussed Social Security Administration operations during a government shutdown. No bill number. Discussed ABLE accounts. No bill number. Discussed the SSI personal needs allowance.
S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act of 2025. S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act of 2025. P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. S. 2466/H.R. 6210, the Senior Savings Protection Act of 2025. S. 1261/H.R. 4206, the CONNECT for Health Act of 2025. S. 639/HR 227, the Clergy Act of 2026. S.1105, the No UPCODE Act of 2025. S. 1816, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025. H.R. 6766/S. 3492. Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R.3954. Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2025. No bill number. Discussed family caregiver exemption from Medicaid community engagement requirements. S. 2237/H.R. 4313, the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act. No bill number. Discussed prior authorization and artificial intelligence in Medicare. No bill number. Discussed Medicare fraud. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicare Part B premiums. No bill number. Discussed support for family caregivers. No bill number. Discussed respite care. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS), No bill number. Discussed Medicares support for family caregivers. No bill number. Discussed Medicare open enrollment. No bill number. Discussed timing for provider claims filings. No bill number. Discussed access to digital tools. No bill number. Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Home Health, Hospice and Long-term care.
Client expense: $5,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
S. 925/H.R. 2036, the Credit for Caring Act of 2025. S.1565/HR 138 - Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 2972 - EITC for Older Workers Act of 2025. H.R. 3469 Tax Relief for Victims of Crimes, Scams, and Disasters Act of 2025. S. 1773Tax Relief for Victims of Crimes, Scams, and Disasters Act of 2025. S. 639/HR 227, the Clergy Act of 2026. H.R. 6900, American Affordability Act of 2025. No bill number. Discussed implementation of the senior bonus deduction. No bill number. Ponzi scheme deduction for fraud victims. No bill number. Discussed and shared invitation regarding a virtual Hill briefing on family caregivers and tax policy No bill number. Discussed financial challenges facing family caregivers. No bill number. Discussed tax policy to support family caregivers. No bill number. Discussed employers supporting family caregivers. No bill number. Discussed advance premium tax credit for Marketplace health plans. No bill number. Discussed health savings accounts.
Client expense: $5,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill. P.L. 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - issues impacting church plans. H.R. 4548, Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act of 2025 - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill. P.L. 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - issues impacting church plans. H.R. 4548, Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act of 2025 - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to church plans and retirement security - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill. P.L. 119-21, To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 - issues impacting church plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $130,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to retirement security and church plans - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Issues related to retirement security and church plans - no specific legislation. P.L. 117-328 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - Division T, issues related to retirement security and church plans, including implementation. P.L. 116-94 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - Division O, including implementation. Clergy Act (H.R. 227/S. 639) - entire bill.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $5,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE