Bill revokes tax-exempt status of groups that fund abortions

CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Friday, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., alongside Congressman Greg Steube, R-Fla., introduced a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to revoke the tax-exempt status of organizations performing or funding abortions.

Original co-sponsors include Reps. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis.; Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.; John Rose, R-Tenn.; Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.; Mary Miller R-Ill.; Mark Messmer, R-Ind.; Clay Higgins, R-La.; John McGuire, R-Va/, and Troy Downing, R-Mont.

“Organizations profiting off ending innocent lives have been allowed to masquerade as ‘charities’ and receive generous tax benefits,” Hageman said in a news release. “Abortion is not health care, it is not compassionate, and it is certainly not a charitable cause worthy of tax-exempt status.”

Under current law, organizations that perform or finance abortions may qualify as nonprofits, allowing donations to these groups to be tax-deductible. Hageman’s legislation amends Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code to deny tax-exempt status to any organization that provides or funds abortions to close that loophole.

“Wyoming Family Alliance supports this vital legislation that affirms one of the ‘unalienable’ rights our nation was founded to protect: the right to life. Intentionally ending innocent human life is not ‘charitable,’ and the federal government should not reward or legitimize it,” said Nathan Winters, president and CEO of Wyoming Family Alliance, in the release.

This story was published on Feb. 4, 2026.