The measure, H.R. 227, creates a two-year window during which eligible clergy can elect to resume paying Social Security and Medicare taxes on their ministerial earnings. The opportunity applies to tax years 2029 and 2030. Rejoining the system will not automatically guarantee benefits: priests,…
Posted by Roy Hayhurst | Oct 23, 2026 | Feature DALLAS – President Donald J. Trump signed the Clergy Act into law Tuesday (Oct. 20), marking a significant development for ministers and ministry families nationwide. The legislation creates a temporary opportunity for eligible ministers who previously…
Each year, EPA’s economists publish journal articles and book chapters on topics relevant to environmental economics. Listed below are selected journal articles and book chapters authored by staff from EPA’s National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE). In the citations below,…
The U.S. Department of Education has downgraded theology studies to nonprofessional status, placing students' access to federal student aid in jeopardy, but Oklahoma's senior senator is hoping to carve out a change for college students working toward a theology degree. Lankford…
Author Eric Metaxas believes the Founding Fathers’ argument against taxes wasn’t only about economics. It was an act of faith. The conservative pundit, promoting his book Revolution, detailed this belief at Florida TaxWatch’s Leadership Summit to some of the state’s…
The families of 4-year-olds in Colorado’s state-funded preschool program can choose from dozens of religious preschools, alongside hundreds of other public and private options. But participating preschools have to agree not to discriminate, including on the basis of sexual orientation…
I am Abe Hernandez and I’ve lived my whole life in King City and have a business that I’ve operated for 40 years. King City is MY community and I want to see it continue being safe, having an available fire…
President Donald Trump signed into law a measure that allows clergy — including Catholic priests and bishops — to opt back in to Social Security and Medicare if they had previously opted out of the program. Under the tax code, clergy may…
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) to provide pastors and clergy members with improved retirement security became law on Tuesday with the president’s signature. “I’m proud this bipartisan legislation passed both chambers of Congress and was signed into…
October 21, 2026 Tyler Arnold The Dispatch 0 Print President Donald Trump signed into law a measure that allows clergy — including Catholic priests and bishops — to opt back in to Social Security and Medicare if they had previously opted out of the program.
Tithing, giving and budgets, church tax exemption, the IRS and the Johnson Amendment, and the law churches operate under.
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