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HR 290 116th Congress House Taxation Budget deficits and national debt Child health Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Medical research Research administration and funding Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

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

Introduced: January 8, 2019 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Referred 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.
Jan 8, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill terminates (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account.

The Department of the Treasury must transfer the funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund.

What's happening now January 8, 2019

Referred 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1827 Related bill STOP Act
  • HR 2234 Related bill Jonny Wade Pediatric Cancer Research Act
  • S 3225 Related bill Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 290: To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-290/
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"H.R. 290: To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-290/.
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H.R. 290, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-290/.
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