Committee on House Administration, Ways and Means Committee
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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.
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Introduced in House
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.
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.
Budget deficits and national debtElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment trust fundsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-5956| House
| Updated: 2/25/2020
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
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.
Budget deficits and national debtElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment trust fundsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTax administration and collection, taxpayers