A left-wing nonprofit accused by the Department of Justice of secretly funding the extremism it claims to combat is facing a new threat from Capitol Hill.

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced legislation Wednesday that would revoke the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) tax-exempt status, ramping up pressure on the civil rights nonprofit organization amid a federal probe into alleged financial crimes.

The measure’s introduction comes after Roy vowed Tuesday to target the law center’s tax-exempt status after grilling Bryan Fair, the SPLC’s interim chief executive, about its record of targeting mainstream conservative organizations during a contentious oversight hearing.

“The SPLC has built a business in smearing Christian conservatives and profiting from labeling its ideological opponents as ‘extremists’ and ‘hate groups,’” Roy said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. “Tax-exempt status should be reserved for charitable organizations serving the public good — not groups engaged in partisan political warfare.”

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