This new bill would ban the IRS from collecting names of donors for tax-exempt groups, possibly allowing foreign contributions, and it's backed by the Koch brothers.

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It's in the interests of Congress to pass a bill that further darkens the money donated to political campaigns, and that's exactly what they're doing right now.

The bill, which is backed by the Koch Brothers, just passed the House's tax-writing committee and it bans the IRS from collecting the names of donors to tax-exempt groups.

Although the IRS themselves don't do anything with these names, "by and large, seems to be used by people or activists groups to get lists together to target and intimidate people, and that's completely inappropriate," said Mark Holden, Koch Industries executive and Freedom Partners chairman.

Holden also said that donors have the right to "anonymous free speech," and by giving money to tax-exempt groups that support certain candidates or issues these donors supposedly are exercising their right to free speech.

Proponents for the bill, such as Representative Peter Roskam, the bill's sponsor, say that,