S. 616 Senate Law
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025
BECAME LAW DEC 12, 2025
Became Law on Dec 12, 2025.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 18, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Feb 18, 2025
- Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Apr 30, 2025
- Senate Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. Apr 30, 2025
- Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2709-2710; text: CR S2709-2710) Apr 30, 2025
- Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. May 1, 2025
- House Received in the House. May 5, 2025
- House Held at the desk. May 5, 2025
- House Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Dec 1, 2025
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4928-4929) Dec 1, 2025
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 616. Dec 1, 2025
- Senate Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4928) Dec 1, 2025
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4928) Dec 1, 2025
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Dec 1, 2025
- SenatePresented to President. Dec 10, 2025
- SenateSigned by President. Dec 12, 2025
- Senate Latest actionBecame Public Law No: 119-57. Dec 12, 2025
Cosponsors
1
Subjects
District of ColumbiaFederally chartered organizationsLawyers and legal services
Committees
- Judiciary Committee
- Discharged From , May 1, 2025
- Referred To , Feb 18, 2025
Summary
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025This act revises the federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association to shift authority from the charter to the bylaws.Specifically, it makes the following changes:removes the requirement for the foundation to be incorporated and domiciled in the District of Columbia;requires the board of directors to decide, and specify in the bylaws, the location of the principal office;specifies that the bylaws—not the charter—must provide for the terms of membership, the responsibilities of the board of directors, and the election of officers;prohibits a director or officer, in his or her corporate capacity, from contributing to, supporting, or participating in political activities;allows income and assets of the corporation to be used to reasonably compensate or reimburse expenses of an officer, director, or member; to award a grant to the Federal Bar Association chapter of an officer, director, or member; and to reasonably compensate employees;expands a prohibition on loans for directors and officers to include members and employees; andspecifies that on dissolution or final liquidation, any remaining assets must be distributed as provided by the board of directors instead of deposited in the Treasury.
Summary as of: Public Law
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