❓WHAT HAPPENED: Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced legislation to strip tax-exempt status from groups with ties to terrorism.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Chip Roy, organizations like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
📍WHEN & WHERE: Legislation introduced Tuesday; focusing on U.S.-based organizations with ties to terrorism.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It is absurd that the U.S. has provided organizations with ties to terrorism tax-exempt status in the U.S.—resulting in the American people inadvertently subsidizing terror against themselves.” – Chip Roy
🎯IMPACT: The bill aims to cut off financial advantages for groups exploiting tax exemptions while maintaining ties to terrorism.
Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) has introduced legislation that would prevent American taxpayers from “inadvertently subsidizing” groups with ties to terrorism. Filed on Tuesday, the No Tax Exemptions for Terror Act would prevent organizations linked to extremist groups, such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), from attaining tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
“It is absurd that the U.S. has provided organizations with ties to terrorism tax-exempt status in the U.S.—resulting in the American people inadvertently subsidizing terror against themselves,” Roy told the media, adding: “It is ridiculous, and we should have ended this long ago.”
The bill specifically targets groups that exploit charitable tax exemptions while maintaining connections to terrorism. For example, CAIR, which defines itself as a charity, was identified by the FBI as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 2007 Holy Land Foundation investigation. Evidence from that case demonstrated CAIR’s founders participated in a meeting with Hamas supporters in 1993.
“No organization with ties to terrorism should receive a tax benefit,” Roy said. “For example, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) should immediately be stripped of their 501(c)(3) status.” He further noted, “CAIR has ties with Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and other extremist organizations that routinely use violence and commit horrific acts to advance their political agenda.”
Roy also pointed out that CAIR’s national executive director praised Hamas’ October 7 attacks against Israel, calling it another example of why such organizations should lose their tax-exempt status. “This must end,” he stated.
The National Pulse reported on Monday that CAIR is one of the dark money funders of Zohran Mamdani, the Democrats’ socialist candidate for New York City mayor. Campaign finance records show the group—with alleged ties to Islamic extremists—both directly and indirectly funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Mamdani’s mayoral campaign over the last year.
In addition, Muslim activist Linda Sarsour claims CAIR has been instrumental in pushing the broader American Mulsim community to contribute to Mamdani, making its impact far larger than data suggests.
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