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S. 3225

Referred to Committee

Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020

Introduced 1/21/2020•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

1/21/2020 • Senate

Summary

Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020

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.

Introduced in Senate • 1/21/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Budget deficits and national debtElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment trust fundsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsTax administration and collection, taxpayers

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Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Republican • IA

Sponsored 1/21/2020

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