US HB5956 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-25 - 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.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-25 - 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.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-25 | 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. |
| 2020-02-25 | 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. |
| 2020-02-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3225 (Same As) 2020-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB3586 (Related) 2020-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB3586 (Related) 2020-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Budget deficits and national debt
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government trust funds
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government trust funds
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5956/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5956/BILLS-116hr5956ih.pdf |
