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H.R. 1623 116th Congress House

Help America Run Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for the treatment of payments for child care and other personal use services as an authorized cam… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for the treatment of payments for child care and other personal use services as an authorized campaign expenditure, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Adult day careChild care and developmentCongressional electionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationHealth care coverage and access
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Oct 29, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 29, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8576-8577)
Oct 29, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8576-8577)
Oct 29, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1623.
Oct 29, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8576-8579)
Oct 29, 2019
Ms. Lofgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 7, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2507-2508)
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 30, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help America Run Act

This bill allows certain personal use services to be considered as campaign committee expenditures, including child care, elder care, and health insurance, if the services are necessary to enable a candidate to participate in campaign-connected activities. The candidate may not be a current federal officeholder. The amount a committee may pay a candidate as salary is reduced by the amount paid for child care and elder care.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1515 Reintroduced Bill Help America Run Act
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2019
  • S 949 For the People Act of 2019
  • S 2726 Help America Run Act
 Bill text 3 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1623: Help America Run Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1623/
MLA
"H.R. 1623: Help America Run Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1623/.
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H.R. 1623, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1623/.
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[H.R. 1623: Help America Run Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1623/)
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