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S 3691 117th Congress Senate Taxation

Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2022

Introduced: February 17, 2022 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 17, 2022
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Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2022

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 funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the deficit.

What's happening now February 17, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3691: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3691/
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"S. 3691: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3691/.
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S. 3691, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3691/.
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