# 115-hr-5409: Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act

115-hr-5409, Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5409
- Congress: 115
- Title: Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Introduced: 2018-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2018-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
- 115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4691: WOOF! Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5409 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5409)

## Related
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-4022: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4022)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4691: WOOF! Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4691)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5409 (as of 2025-11-18).