Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act
- Last Action
- 3/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- 2019-02-26Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-26Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-02-26Introduced in House
- 2019-02-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-26 (00)
Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act
This bill requires each authorized candidate committee or leadership political action committee (PAC) to disburse all unused funds within a specified time period beginning after an election, 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, such as by transferring the funds to a national or state committee of a political party.
Cosponsors (3)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
Subjects
- Congressional elections
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Political parties and affiliation
- Public participation and lobbying
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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