S639-119

In Committee

Clergy Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 19, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To allow a period in which members of the clergy may revoke their exemption from Social Security coverage, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Government Operations, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3EF22F1349AA444EAD96326071F7BDFF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clergy Act.
  • Section H0CFB5FF6CEE04B1188CC907C546BD3AB: 2. Revocation by members of the clergy of exemption from social security coverage Notwithstanding section 1402(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any...
  • Section H1275DC241CC14E01905DD6C0B4704BEC: 3. Report to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in consultation with the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To allow a period in which members of the clergy may revoke their exemption from Social Security coverage, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Government Operations, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To allow a period in which members of the clergy may revoke their exemption from Social Security coverage, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Government Operations Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 19, 2025

Mrs. Britt (for herself and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following …

Feb 19, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Government Operations Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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