# 116-hr-6500: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020

116-hr-6500, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6500
- Congress: 116
- Title: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2020-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020 This bill terminates (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account. The Department of the Treasury must transfer funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services to acquire unexpired personal protective equipment (including face masks) for the strategic national stockpile.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8800: American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act
- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8663: Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-12: CTF Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6500)

## Related
- [116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8801)
- [116-hr-8800: American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8800)
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8663: Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8663)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-12: CTF Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-12)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6500 (as of 2025-11-18).