To amend chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns.
Latest action · Jun 23, 2009 Referred to House Administration
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) taxpayer checkoffs to finance presidential election campaigns; (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (Fund) and related provisions; and (3) presidential primary matching payment accounts. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer any amounts remaining in the Fund after 2009 to the general fund of the Treasury.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2009 to Jul 23, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Jun 23, 2009 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jul 23, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2009 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jun 23, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
- Jun 23, 2009Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jun 23, 2009Referred to House Administration
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2009Introduced in House
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