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HR 5409 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Public participation and lobbying

Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act

Introduced: June 14, 2018 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 23, 2018
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 23, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act

This bill requires each authorized candidate committee or leadership political action committee (PAC) to disburse all unused funds within a specified time period beginning after an election, unless the candidate files to run for office again before the disbursement period begins. A committee or PAC disbursing unspent funds shall first pay any obligations incurred and, if funds are left over, it may disburse the funds in specified ways, such as by transferring the funds to a national or state committee of a political party.

What's happening now April 30, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Coffman, Mike
· Jun 14, 2018
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 29, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5409: Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5409/
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"H.R. 5409: Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5409/.
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