HR4786Referred to Committee
Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-07-29
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Kathy Castor
Democrat · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (543 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001066
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (4)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
2025-07-29
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-07-29
- House Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2025-07-29
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-29
- Committee on House AdministrationReferred To · 2025-07-29
Plain-English Summary
Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act This bill establishes certain requirements for disbursing unused funds after a federal election. The bill also requires former candidates serving as registered lobbyists or foreign agents to comply with disbursement requirements. Specifically, the bill requires each authorized committee or leadership political action committee (PAC) of a candidate to disburse all unused funds within a specified time period beginning after an election or before the candidate registers as a lobbyist or foreign agent, 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. If funds are left over, the committee or PAC may only disburse the funds in one or more of the following ways: (1) returning funds to donors; (2) making contributions to nonprofit organizations; and (3) transferring funds without limitation to a national, state, or local committee of a political party. The bill generally prohibits disbursements to relatives of the candidate. A former candidate must, in order to register as a lobbyist or foreign agent, comply with the disbursement requirements outlined by this bill.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Government Operations and Politics
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