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June 21, 2021

Action Alert: S.1 Hurts Nonprofits and Freedom of Speech

Please contact your Senators ASAP and tell them to vote NO on S.1. Read More »

June 20, 2021 - PUFP Staff

A $10,000 Limit on Free Speech?

The $10,000 threshold for forced donor disclosure in the DISCLOSE Act is only the start. In time, expect that amount to be reduced again and again until all speech – except the speech of powerful politicians - is silenced. Read More »

June 14, 2021 - PUFP Staff

How the DISCLOSE Act Chills Speech

Politicians and activists pushing this “enhanced disclosure” legislation have one goal: to permanently silence those who disagree with them and their policies. Read More »

May 24, 2021

Deseret News Opinion: The For the People Act is really just the opposite

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer admitted that a part of this legislation, known as the Disclose Act, would have a “deterrent effect” on political speech and stated that it is “good to have a deterrent effect.” Read More »

May 20, 2021 - PUFP Staff

“Don’t Weaponize the IRS Act” prevents IRS from being used as political weapon against non-profit groups

People United for Privacy has endorsed this legislation that will ensure the IRS does not collect and store nonprofit donors’ private information - information the IRS does not need to enforce tax code. Read More »

May 18, 2021 - PUFP Staff

Anonymous Speech Must Be Protected

Since the founding of this great nation, anonymous speech has allowed even the most vulnerable of voices to participate in debate in the public square Read More »

May 12, 2021

The Exponent Telegram: S. 1 would transform nonprofits into PACs

Do Senate leaders want to infect nonprofits with partisan politics? Their signature legislation threatens to do just that. Read More »

May 10, 2021

Renowned Chinese dissident tells Supreme Court that freedom depends on First Amendment protections

"That Chinese authorities can intimidate U.S. citizens is chilling enough. Now, as Dr. Yang sees it, California is enabling the same potential for reprisal by anyone who doesn’t agree with an organization’s cause." Read More »

May 10, 2021

National Review: The Democrats’ Threat to Donor Privacy

What if your $10 donation to a nonprofit organization prompted a television news crew to show up on your doorstep, with a reporter demanding to know why you gave to that cause? Read More »

May 4, 2021

Greenville News Opinion: ‘For the People Act’ Would Invade Americans’ Privacy, Stifle Free Speech

"S. 1 would be devastating to civic groups on the left and right. Americans rely on these organizations to monitor government and speak up on their behalf." Read More »