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HR 7871 116th Congress House

Stop Pilfering Everyone’s Paycheck Protection for Election Results Act

Official title: To require political organizations to return any amounts received under the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 2020 See on congress.gov
Commerce Business expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency medical services and trauma care
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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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 Latest action July 30, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Pilfering Everyone's Paycheck Protection for Election Results Act

This bill requires a political organization to return any amounts received under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). A political organization is a party, committee, association, fund, or other organization operated primarily for the purpose of accepting contributions or making expenditures to influence the nomination, election, or appointment of an individual to public office.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7871: Stop Pilfering Everyone’s Paycheck Protection for Election Results Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7871/
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"H.R. 7871: Stop Pilfering Everyone’s Paycheck Protection for Election Results Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7871/.
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H.R. 7871, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7871/.
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