Smucker will advance the Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act to require public disclosure of fiscal sponsorship arrangements, prevent abusive conduit arrangements, and establish penalties for organizations that improperly funnel charitable donations to non-exempt entities.

Lloyd Smucker · Pennsylvania · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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The Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act would shine a light on these agreements by requiring public disclosure of fiscal sponsorship arrangements, preventing abusive conduit arrangements, and establishing penalties for organizations that improperly funnel charitable donations to non-exempt entities.

Smucker's press release describes his Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act as a bill that would impose disclosure requirements, prevent abusive fiscal sponsorship conduits, and create penalties for improper funneling of charitable donations.

Smucker Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act Advances Through Ways and Means Committee | Congressman Lloyd Smucker
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Mr. Smucker introduced H.R. 9721 on July 16, 2026; the bill would require reporting for each fiscal sponsorship arrangement, deny charitable deductions for improper conduit arrangements, impose taxes on improper conduit arrangements, and direct Treasury regulations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Smucker introduced the named bill in the 119th Congress, and the bill text contains the promised disclosure requirements, anti-conduit rules, penalties, and Treasury rulemaking. This supports delivery of the promise to advance the Act, though it does not show enactment into law.

delivered same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 9721 Introduced in House, Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026
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During markup consideration of H.R. 9721 on July 22, 2026, the Ways and Means Committee ordered the bill favorably reported to the House as amended by a roll call vote of 23 yeas to 15 nays; Rep. Smucker is listed voting yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill advanced beyond introduction through committee approval, with Smucker voting for final passage in committee. No newer official action was found in the September 4-6, 2026 lookback window, so the latest concrete status remains committee advancement rather than enactment.

delivered same_term A for effort

House Ways and Means Committee Final Vote Results - H.R. 9721
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The promise was to advance the Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act, not necessarily to secure enactment. Rep. Lloyd Smucker introduced H.R. 9721 on July 16, 2026, and the bill contained the promised disclosure, anti-conduit, penalty, and Treasury rulemaking provisions. It then advanced through House Ways and Means Committee markup on July 22, 2026, where it was ordered favorably reported and Smucker voted yea. That is sufficient same-term advancement for the stated promise, even though the evidence does not show final enactment.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%