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H.R. 3311

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3311, the Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 8, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on May 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 3311 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb3311/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3311 IH: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3311  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 8, 2025   Mr. Steube  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025  .
2.
Termination of taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns
(a)
Termination of designation of income tax payments
 Section 6096  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(d)
Termination
This section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
 .
(b)
Termination of fund and account
(1)
Termination of Presidential election campaign fund
(A)
In general
Chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
9013.
Termination
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to any Presidential election (or any Presidential nominating convention) after the date of the enactment of this section, or to any candidate in such an election.
 .
(B)
Transfer of remaining funds
Section 9006 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(d)
Transfer of funds remaining after termination
The Secretary shall transfer the amounts in the fund as of the date of the enactment of this subsection to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used only for reducing the deficit.
 .
(2)
Termination of account
Chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
9043.
Termination
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any candidate with respect to any Presidential election after the date of the enactment of this section.
 .
(c)
Clerical amendments
(1)
The table of sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Sec. 9013. Termination.
  .
(2)
The table of sections for chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Sec. 9043. Termination.
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House May 8, 2025

hb3311/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (05/08/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 3311 alone.

Greg Steube

Rep. · R–FL-17 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 3311 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · May 8, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3311 has taken 2 actions since May 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 8, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 3311 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 3311, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 3311 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3311 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON116
OMAR NOURELDIN115
AARON SCHERB112
PRESTON MITCHUM112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3311 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3311’s is Taxation.

hr3311/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3311, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 77 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 3311.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H1945]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com