HR 95 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.

Introduced Jan 3, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Tom Cole R-OK

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 12, 2013 Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 113-292, Part I.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account.

Directs that any amounts remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund after its termination be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury to be used only for reducing the deficit.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 12, 2013Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 113-292, Part I.
  2. Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2013Referred 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

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  1. Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House

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