Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

How it moves voter issues

• +1Personal taxes

  Postpones tax deadlines and refunds penalties for Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.

  Low confidence

  AI scores averaged: +1 from typesafe:jev-1.13.0, +1 from claude-opus-5-5. Compare the models

• −1Privacy & civil liberties

  Lets Treasury strip tax-exempt status from nonprofits it labels terrorist-supporting, which critics say lacks due process.

  Low confidence

  AI score: −1 from claude-opus-5-5. Compare the models

• −1Federal deficit & spending

  TypeSafe: affects p=0.64, effect -0.76 (conf 0.70)

  Low confidence

  AI score: −1 from typesafe:jev-1.13.0. Compare the models

What it does

Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act  This bill postpones certain tax filing deadlines for U.S. nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad and their spouses. It also allows for a refund and abatement of tax penalties and fines paid by hostages, detained individuals, and their spouses or dependents.  The bill terminates the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, passed house version.

Every recorded vote on it

1. Nov 12, 2024House On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedStop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act256 yea 145 nayCounts toward rankings
2. Nov 21, 2024House On PassageStop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act219 yea 184 nayCounts toward rankings