3.0.0 5956 2022-02-08T23:15:47Z 2022-02-08T23:15:47Z House HR 2020-02-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GALLAGHER:H.R. 5956.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H1191]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2020-02-25T19:00:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-02-25T19:00:05Z Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020 116 3225 S 2020-01-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020 116 3586 S 2020-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2020-02-25 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 2020-02-25 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 2020-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 N Taxation Budget deficits and national debt Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government trust funds Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation 00 2020-02-25 Introduced in House 2020-03-11T18:37:25Z Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020

This bill terminates (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 funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the deficit.

]]> Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020 Display Title Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5956ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5956ih.xml 2020-02-25 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. 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.