The U.S. House of Representatives voted down a controversial bill Tuesday that would have enabled President-elect Donald Trump to potentially crackdown on non-profits that displease him

The “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act,” also known as H.R. 9495, would provide tax relief for U.S. nationals who are wrongfully detained abroad, but it would also have granted the U.S. Department of Treasury authority to revoke tax-exempt status of “terrorist-supporting groups.”

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On the House floor Tuesday night, 145 Democrats and one Republican voted against H.R. 9495, just enough to deny the fast-tracked bill the two-thirds majority it needed to pass. Opposition to the bill was led by Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, who cited Trump’s re-election as the primary reason for voting down what he called "the tools of tyranny."

"This bill authorizes Donald Trump to impose a death penalty on any non-profit in America that happens to be on his enemies list," Doggett said on the........

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