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What it doesSummary passed house (Oct 29, 2019)
Help America Run Act
This bill allows certain personal use services to be considered as campaign committee expenditures, including child care, elder care, and health insurance, if the services are necessary to enable a candidate to participate in campaign-connected activities. The candidate may not be a current federal officeholder. The amount a committee may pay a candidate as salary is reduced by the amount paid for child care and elder care.
What just happenedOct 30, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Who’s behind it
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8576-8577)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8576-8577)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1623.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8576-8579)
Ms. Lofgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2507-2508)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Help America Run Act
This bill allows certain personal use services to be considered as campaign committee expenditures, including child care, elder care, and health insurance, if the services are necessary to enable a candidate to participate in campaign-connected activities. The candidate may not be a current federal officeholder. The amount a committee may pay a candidate as salary is reduced by the amount paid for child care and elder care.
Help America Run Act
This bill allows an authorized committee of a candidate who is not a federal officeholder to pay for certain personal use services, including child care and health insurance, if the services are necessary to enable the candidate to participate in campaign-connected activities. The amount such a committee may pay a candidate as salary is reduced by the amount paid for personal services.