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S 5028 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act

Introduced: December 16, 2020 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Dec 16, 2020
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Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act

This bill requires each authorized committee or leadership political action committee (PAC) of a candidate to disburse all unused funds within a specified time period beginning after an election or before the candidate registers as a lobbyist or foreign agent, 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.

What's happening now December 16, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 18, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5028: Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5028/
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"S. 5028: Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5028/.
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S. 5028, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5028/.
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