Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 8, 2025)
Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025
This bill terminates (1) the taxpayer election (on the federal income tax form) to designate $3 of income tax liability to be paid to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (which would otherwise go into the general fund of the Treasury) for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. The bill also requires funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the deficit.
What just happenedMay 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 8, 2025
- May 8, 2025IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - May 8, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 8, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House