The Trump administration has said that the US Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service will issue fresh guidance on how the Johnson Amendment applies to religious organisations, promising greater clarity on what houses of worship may say in the context of religious services.
In a statement issued on 3 April, the Treasury said the new guidance would provide “clear, administrable standards” for houses of worship, including how the law applies to certain communications made within religious services. Treasury said the guidance would be developed with input from relevant stakeholders and released later this year.
