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Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3225| Senate 
| Updated: 1/21/2020
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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
Jan 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jan 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 14, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6500
Introduced in House
  • January 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • April 14, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6500
    Introduced in House

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 116-3586: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020
  • HR 116-5956: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020
  • HR 116-2234: Jonny Wade Pediatric Cancer Research Act
  • HR 116-290: To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns.
  • HR 116-1827: STOP Act
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 CongressS-3225| Senate 
| Updated: 1/21/2020
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
Jan 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jan 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 14, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6500
Introduced in House
  • January 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • April 14, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6500
    Introduced in House
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 116-3586: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020
  • HR 116-5956: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020
  • HR 116-2234: Jonny Wade Pediatric Cancer Research Act
  • HR 116-290: To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns.
  • HR 116-1827: STOP Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Budget deficits and national debtElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment trust fundsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTax administration and collection, taxpayers