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HR 4261 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation House of Representatives Senate

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress.

Introduced: September 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 10, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments in support of a congressional election campaign.

What's happening now September 10, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Sep 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4261: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4261/
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"H.R. 4261: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4261/.
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H.R. 4261, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4261/.
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[H.R. 4261: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for payments in support of campaigns for election for the offices of Senator or Representative in Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4261/)
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