(H.R. 359) Legislation eliminating public funding for presidential campaigns – On bringing to a final vote a resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to the bill
house Roll Call 22
Jan 26, 2011
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This was a procedural vote on a resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to legislation eliminating public funding for presidential campaigns. If passed, this particular procedural motion -- known as the “previous question" -- effectively ends debate and brings the pending legislation to an immediate vote. Specifically, the underlying bill eliminated U.S. taxpayers’ option to designate a portion of their income tax for the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Under the bill, the current balance of that fund would be transferred to the United States Treasury for deficit reduction. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), this bill reduced the deficit by $617 million over ten years. |
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