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H.R. 5409 (115th)

Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

23 March 2018

Last action

30 April 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Sponsors

Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

11 August 2025

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 23 March 2018

    Introduced

    Referred 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 March 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 March 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 April 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 23 March 2018

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    Introduced in House · EN · 23 March 2018

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    summary · EN · 23 March 2018

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