S500-118

Introduced

To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 16, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2023 and sets termination rules for the temporary authority or funding. It relies on tax rate changes, compliance mandates, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Lobbying.

Who Benefits and How

Lobbyists, political organizations, and disclosure users affected by the bill could face reduced risk.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties and Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face increased risk.

Key Provisions

  • Creates short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2023.
  • Sets termination rules for the temporary authority or funding.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2023 and sets termination rules for the temporary authority or funding.

Key Policy Areas

Lobbying

Primary Purpose

The bill creates short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2023 and sets termination rules for the temporary authority or funding.

Policy Domains

Lobbying

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Lobbyists, political organizations, and disclosure users affected by the bill
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Lobbyists, political organizations, and disclosure users affected by the bill: ,
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
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Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause:
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 16, 2023

Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Lobbying

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