# 119-s-538: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025

119-s-538, Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-538
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-538
- Congress: 119
- Title: Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ends federal taxpayer financing of Presidential campaigns.** This bill would terminate the income tax return checkoff that lets taxpayers contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, abolish the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and its related accounts, and prevent their use for any Presidential election, nominating convention, or candidate after enactment. *Any balances remaining in the fund at enactment would be transferred to the Treasury general fund to be used only to reduce the deficit.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- End presidential campaign tax checkoff: mixed, low. This bill would end the Presidential Election Campaign Fund checkoff on federal income tax returns for tax years starting after December 31, 2024. It would make Chapters 95 and 96 not apply to any Presidential election, nominating convention, or candidate after enactment. Any money left in the Fund…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-1922: FIREARM Act

## Sources
- [119-s-538 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/538)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3971)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-1922: FIREARM Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1922)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-538 (as of 2026-04-21).