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H.R.5956: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 25, 2020
- Latest Major Action Feb. 25, 2020
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 25, 2020
Bill Summary
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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 25, 2020 |
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.
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Feb. 25, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) |