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HR 2992 111th Congress House Taxation Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government trust funds Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.

Introduced: July 14, 2009 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 23, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions providing for the use of funds from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for presidential nominating conventions.
What's happening now June 23, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 14, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Jul 14, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 14, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 14, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 14, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 25, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jun 23, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2992: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2992/
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"H.R. 2992: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2992/.
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H.R. 2992, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2992/.
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