S. 538 · 119th Congress · Senate

Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
Feb 12, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 12, 2025Senate

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. FEB 12, 2025IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  3. FEB 12, 2025IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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Finance Committee

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Referred: Feb 12, 2025

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