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Sponsors urge Congress to repeal Johnson Amendment in HCR9 hearing; members raise dark‑money and scope concerns
Summary
Representatives Klick and Jonathan Newman presented HCR9 urging repeal of the 1954 Johnson Amendment; sponsors said the amendment chills religious speech, while members asked whether repeal would expand political spending by churches or affect nonreligious nonprofits.
Sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution 9 told the House General Government Committee the resolution urges Congress to repeal the Johnson Amendment, which they described as a constitutional problem that chills religious speech and creates fear among clergy.
Representative Klick framed the measure as restoring "full free speech protections to churches, synagogues, mosques, and…
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