119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 8, 2025
Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025
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Latest action (May 8, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (May 8, 2025)
Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025
This bill terminates (1) the taxpayer election (on the federal income tax form) to designate $3 of income tax liability to be paid to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (which would otherwise go into the general fund of the Treasury) for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. The bill also requires funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the deficit.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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6 citations.
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 4 cosponsors) -HR 2498, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 1 cosponsor) -HR 2816, Shell Company Abuse Act (Rep. Bell, 3 cosponsors) -HR 3311, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) -HR 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…gn Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 4 cosponsors) HR 2498, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 1 cosponsor) HR 2816, Shell Company Abuse Act (Rep. Bell, 3 cosponsors) HR 3311, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 2, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…gn Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 4 cosponsors) HR 2498, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 1 cosponsor) HR 2816, Shell Company Abuse Act (Rep. Bell, 3 cosponsors) HR 3311, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 11, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…gn Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 4 cosponsors) HR 2498, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 1 cosponsor) HR 2816, Shell Company Abuse Act (Rep. Bell, 3 cosponsors) HR 3311, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 21, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…gn Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 4 cosponsors) HR 2498, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 1 cosponsor) HR 2816, Shell Company Abuse Act (Rep. Bell, 3 cosponsors) HR 3311, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COMMON CAUSE · lobbying firm or registrant: COMMON CAUSE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · amended · posted Jul 10, 2025 · issue area: Government Issues
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…gn Coordination Act (Rep. Tokuda, 4 cosponsors) HR 2498, End Dark Money Act (Rep. Crow, 1 cosponsor) HR 2816, Shell Company Abuse Act (Rep. Bell, 3 cosponsors) HR 3311, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act (Rep. Steube, no cosponsors) HR 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (Rep. Fitzpat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing