2 USC § 1611 - Exempt organizations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s1611"
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title: "2 USC § 1611 - Exempt organizations"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "1611"
section_name: "Exempt organizations"
chapter_number: 26
chapter_name: "DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 104–65, § 18, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 703; Pub. L. 104–99, title I, § 129(a), Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 34.)"
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# § 1611. Exempt organizations

section 501(c)(4) of title 26

An organization described in  which engages in lobbying activities shall not be eligible for the receipt of Federal funds constituting an award, grant, or loan.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 104–65, § 18, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 703; Pub. L. 104–99, title I, § 129(a), Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 34.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1996— substituted “award, grant, or loan” for “award, grant, contract, loan, or any other form”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

> “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 [
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### Effective Date

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