Exempt housing provided to members of the clergy from certain property tax requirements.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Clergy Act?
S. 639 sits in the Senate Committee on Finance as of February 18, 2025. The committee members must hold a vote to move the bill forward, but most bills fail because they never receive a committee hearing. This effort remains in the same stage as the expired S. 4126 from April 15, 2024.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Clergy Act (S. 639 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 4126 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 4126 (118th) →
Vehicles
Who’s behind it
Katie Britt (R-AL)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.