Dear MoveOn member,

A bill that just passed the House, H.R. 9495, poses a serious threat to
nonprofit organizations, possibly even MoveOn. And it could be used by
Donald Trump and his administration to attempt to down nonprofits with NO
due process.^1

Donald Trump and the right wing fear the power of progressives. Under his
first administration, we stood up to him relentlessly—with the women's
march, the fight against family separation, holding him accountable on the
economy and the impact of COVID on working families (and passing a
stunning amount of Democratic priorities during that time, including a
child care tax credit!), litigation, organizing to stall his MAGA agenda
in Congress, and more.

So it's no surprise that Republicans are trying to stop us by backing a
bill that would grant Trump's Treasury Department unilateral power to
label nonprofits as "terrorist-supporting organizations" and revoke their
tax-exempt status.^2

Despite widespread opposition from more than 150 organizations, led by the
ACLU, the House passed this dangerous bill.^3,4 We cannot allow the bill
to advance in the Senate.

John, we need to sound the alarm right now to stop H.R. 9495,
prevent Trump and his cronies from shutting down nonprofit organizations,
and build the power we will need to fight back against these attacks for
the next four years. In our country, Trump and the MAGA movement must face
their political opposition head-on, not use the power of the state to try
to stifle dissent.



Will you commit to a $5 monthly donation to help MoveOn stop
this bill in the Senate and combat MAGA's other authoritarian plans
throughout Trump's administration?

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The H.R. 9495 bill was originally written to attack nongovernmental
organizations trying to support the Palestinian people and confront
Israel's policies.^5 Organizations supporting Palestinians and providing
critical aid cannot afford to be hindered, with Israel blocking
humanitarian aid into Gaza and Israeli attacks killing more than 43,000
Palestinian people, including more than 17,000 children since October 7,
2023.^6

And this bill's reach goes far beyond attacking pro-Palestinian
organizations. It was never about stopping terrorist financing. It's about
removing due process and stopping free speech.^7

If passed, this bill could give Trump—who has a history of using "national
emergencies" to seize power—the ability to declare that an organization is
"supporting terrorists" with no proof, no burden of evidence, no due
process.^8,9

That's why more than 150 religious, reproductive health, immigrant rights,
human rights, racial justice, LGBTQ+, environmental, and educational
organizations have spoken up against this immoral and threatening bill.^10

This is a critical moment to show Trump and his MAGA cronies that we will
fight back every time he tries implement his draconian strategies.



Please chip in $5 monthly to help MoveOn fight back against
this massive MAGA power grab and those still to come.

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This isn't the first time that Trump or his allies have tried to weaponize
the federal government against groups that oppose them.

When MoveOn called out the No Labels party—which was funded by MAGA big
donors—and its ploy to siphon off votes for Democrats and throw the
election to Trump, the group filed a Department of Justice complaint
against us.^11

We've been sued for speaking out against the January 6 insurrection,
too.^12

And, unfortunately, we know that the MAGA Supreme Court and Trump's
loyalist federal judge appointees, who are increasingly taking over the
judiciary, won't protect us. Democrats in Congress are one of our last
lines of defense. Which is why we must keep the pressure on.

We need to organize to stop this bill, make sure every single Senate
Democrat votes NO and does everything they can to block it, and keep
building the resources we will need to keep up these fights in the months
and years to come.



Please start an emergency $5 monthly donation to fund
MoveOn's efforts right away and sustain the work for however long it
takes.

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Considering his history of retribution, we know he won't miss out on this
opportunity to try to shut nonprofits down—and the whole progressive
movement too—to distract and deflect, so that he doesn't have to focus on
how his agenda harms so many people.

In fact, Trump has already attempted to designate anti-MAGA protesters and
pro-Palestinian advocates as terrorists, and he continues to vilify those
he disagrees with as the "enemy from within."^13

This is a tactic regularly used by strongman authoritarians around the
world. For example, in India, Narendra Modi, a Hindu nationalist, has
frozen the bank accounts of organizations that oppose him.^14

With your support, we will help MoveOn members continue to flood the
Senate with phone calls to make it very clear that Americans will not
allow this attack on our First Amendment rights. We will run ads and
organize as part of the 150+ member coalition working to stop this bill.

We need to show up in full force before it's too late. And at the same
time, we must build out our internal infrastructure to defend against the
politically motivated attacks that we know are coming.



Please start your $5 monthly donation to MoveOn to help
stop this bill and strengthen our resources—before it's too late.

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Time is of the essence. This bill threatens free speech and the very
foundations of our democracy.

Thanks for all you do.

–Julia, Aliya, Allison, Nakia, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "HR 9495: Bill Threatening Nonprofits Passes House," Nonprofit
Quarterly, November 21, 2024
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2. "Congress Is About to Gift Trump Sweeping Powers to Crush His Political
Enemies," The Intercept, November 10, 2024
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3. "Civil Society Letter to House Opposing H.R. 9495," ACLU, September 20,
2024
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4. "The 15 Democrats Who Voted to Give Trump Insane New Powers," The New
Republic, November 21, 2024
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5. "Congress is voting on a bill targeting pro-Palestinian groups.
Israel's example proves it's a terrible idea," Forward, November 20, 2024
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6. "Israel-Gaza war in maps and charts: Live tracker," Al Jazeera,
November 21, 2024
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7. "Why a newly passed House 'terrorism financing' bill could threaten
nonprofits and free speech," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November
21, 2024
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8. "Trump confirms plans to use military for mass deportations," Axios,
November 18, 2024
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9. "Civil Society Letter to House Opposing H.R. 9495," ACLU, September 20,
2024
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10. Ibid.

11. "No Labels files DOJ complaint about groups boycotting its 2024
presidential ballot access effort," CBS News, January 18, 2024
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12. "MoveOn.org and Bucks man defend post-insurrection petition in NAC,
Worthington defamation claim," Phillyburbs.com, June 7, 2021
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13. "Scalise preps vote on terrorism bill decried as a gift for Trump,"
MSNBC, November 21, 2024
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14. "India's main opposition party accuses Modi's government of freezing
bank accounts," NBC News, March 21, 2024
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Want to support MoveOn's work? Donald Trump and his MAGA allies expect us
to give up. But we will not give them what they want. We will never stop
working to defend our fundamental freedoms and protect our democracy.
MoveOn has been leading the movement against right-wing extremism for 26
years, and we promise you that we will still be here every step of the way
forward.

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