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
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Became law
Dec 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Dec 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1