Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 12, 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 happenedFeb 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 12, 2025
- Feb 12, 2025IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Feb 12, 2025IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate