3.0.0 133 2023-01-11T13:34:38Z 2023-01-11T13:34:38Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COLE:H.R. 133.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Amendment XVI to the United States Constitution.Additionally, since the Constitution does not provideCongress with the power to provide financial support to U.S.political parties, the general repeal of the PresidentialElection Campaign Fund for this purpose is consistent withthe powers that are reserved to the States and to the peopleas expressed in Amendments IX and X to the United StatesConstitution.Further, Article I Section 8 defines the scope and powersof Congress and does not include this concept of taxation infurtherance of funding U.S. political parties within theexpressed powers.[Page H50]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Markup by 2017-02-07T19:07:12Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:11:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-01-03T17:11:30Z 2017-02-07 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 3. Committee 2017-02-07 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2017-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 N 2017-02-23T13:43:19Z H.R. 133, a bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52451 As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on February 7, 2017 Taxation Budget deficits and national debt Child health Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Medical research Research administration and funding Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-12T14:20:29Z This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account.

The Department of the Treasury must transfer: (1) specified funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund, and (2) the remainder of the funds to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction.

]]> To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns. Display Title To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns. Official Title as Introduced To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr133ih/xml/BILLS-115hr133ih.xml 2017-02-07 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 3. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.