3.0.0 4786 2026-03-31T15:31:51Z 2026-03-31T15:31:51Z House H HR 2025-07-29 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4786 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CASTOR of Florida:H.R. 4786.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution providesCongress with the authority to ``provide for the commonDefense and general Welfare'' of Americans.[Page H3664]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred To 2025-07-29T21:03:25Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-07-29T21:03:20Z 2025-07-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2025-07-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 N B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2025-07-29 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2025-07-29 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2025-09-03 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2025-09-18 False Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 2025-08-07T16:32:20Z 00 2025-07-29 Introduced in House 2026-03-31T15:31:47Z Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act

This bill establishes certain requirements for disbursing unused funds after a federal election. The bill also requires former candidates serving as registered lobbyists or foreign agents to comply with disbursement requirements.

Specifically, the bill requires each authorized committee or leadership political action committee (PAC) of a candidate to disburse all unused funds within a specified time period beginning after an election or before the candidate registers as a lobbyist or foreign agent, unless the candidate files to run for office again before the disbursement period begins.

A committee or PAC disbursing unspent funds shall first pay any obligations incurred. If funds are left over, the committee or PAC may only disburse the funds in one or more of the following ways: (1) returning funds to donors; (2) making contributions to nonprofit organizations; and (3) transferring funds without limitation to a national, state, or local committee of a political party. The bill generally prohibits disbursements to relatives of the candidate.

A former candidate must, in order to register as a lobbyist or foreign agent, comply with the disbursement requirements outlined by this bill.

]]> Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act Display Title 45 Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act 2025-08-06T05:23:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act 2025-08-06T05:23:19Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require authorized committees and leadership PACs of candidates for election for Federal office to disburse funds remaining unexpended after the date of the election involved, and for other purposes. 2025-08-06T05:18:48Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4786ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4786ih.xml 2025-07-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.