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The corporation's activities, funds, income and property may not be used for political activity

To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

The corporation's activities, funds, income and property may not be used for political activity

The document says “may not”Who acts: Foundation of the Federal Bar AssociationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“``(1) In general.--The activities, funds, income, and property of the corporation may not be used to carry on political activity or attempt to influence legislation.”

To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, Sec. 5

In the political activities subsection written into section 70507 of title 36, United States Code, the activities, funds, income and property of the corporation may not be used to carry on political activity, and may not be used to attempt to influence legislation.

What the document actually says

“``(1) In general.--The activities, funds, income, and property of the corporation may not be used to carry on political activity or attempt to influence legislation.”

To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The group may not take part in politics. That covers what it does, its money, and the things it owns. It also may not try to sway new law.

What this is about

To sway new law is to push Congress to vote one way. Groups like this one are barred from that.

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  1. The document itself

    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's activities, funds, income and property may not be used for political activity,” 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-political-activity-with-funds-or-property/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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