US HB2993 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 18)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-23 - Referred to House House Administration
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-23 - Referred to House House Administration
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) taxpayer checkoffs to finance presidential election campaigns; (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (Fund) and related provisions; and (3) presidential primary matching payment accounts. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer any amounts remaining in the Fund after 2009 to the general fund of the Treasury.
Title
To amend chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns.
Sponsors
| Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO] | Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD] | Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT] | Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL] |
| Rep. John Campbell [R-CA] | Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ] | Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC] |
| Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ] | Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX] | Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] |
| Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK] | Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX] | Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA] | Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX] |
| Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA] | Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-23 | Referred to House House Administration | |
| 2009-06-23 | Referred to House Ways and Means | |
| 2009-06-23 | 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. |
Subjects
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government trust funds
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
Government trust funds
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2993/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2993/BILLS-111hr2993ih.pdf |
