Cotton Introduces Bill to Ban Certain Foreign Nationals from Nonprofit Boards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Caroline TablerorPatrick McCann(202) 224-2353September 17, 2025
Cotton Introduces Bill to Ban Certain Foreign Nationals from Nonprofit Boards
Washington, DC— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Nonprofit Governance Integrity Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit foreign nationals from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba from serving on the board of directors of certain nonprofits, to include 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, and 501(c)(6)s.
“Nonprofits that receive tax breaks should be completely free from malign foreign influence. Organizations influenced by adversarial foreign nationals should not benefit from our tax code,”said Senator Cotton.
Text of the bill can be foundhere.
The Nonprofit Governance Integrity Act would:
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