S. 3691 · 117th Congress · Senate

Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
Feb 17, 22
Passed Senate
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Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2022

This bill 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.

Action Timeline

2
  1. FEB 17, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 17, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

1

Finance Committee

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Referred: Feb 17, 2022

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