H.R. 95: To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.
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H.R. 95: To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.
113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-03 · Taxation · Latest: Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 113-292, Part I.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 113-292, Part I. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate: (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. Directs that any amounts remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund after its termination be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury to be used only for reducing the deficit.
Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
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Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] reported raising $4.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr95.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr95 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113