The corporation may not claim congressional approval, but may acknowledge the charter
To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, section 5, Sec. 5.
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The corporation may not claim congressional approval, but may acknowledge the charter
The document says “may not”Who acts: Foundation of the Federal Bar AssociationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(f) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority.--The corporation-- ``(1) may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities; and ``(2) may acknowledge this charter.''”
The last subsection written into section 70507 of title 36, United States Code, bars the corporation from claiming congressional approval, or the authority of the United States Government, for any of its activities. The same subsection states that it may acknowledge the charter.
What the document actually says
“``(f) Claim of Governmental Approval or Authority.--The corporation-- ``(1) may not claim congressional approval or the authority of the United States Government for any of its activities; and ``(2) may acknowledge this charter.''”
That sentence, in plain words
The group may not say Congress backs what it does. It may not claim the United States backs it. But it can say that it has this charter.
What this is about
A charter from Congress is not a stamp of approval. This rule spells that out.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025, Public Law 119-57, sec. 5, 139 Stat. 711 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ57/html/PLAW-119publ57.htm
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“The corporation may not claim congressional approval, but may acknowledge the charter,” Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/foundation-the-federal-bar-association-charter/proposal/sec05-no-claim-of-governmental-approval/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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