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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1827 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase funding for certain 

educational activities by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential 

election campaigns, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 18, 2019 

Mrs. LESKO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 

A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 

funding for certain educational activities by terminating 

taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Students and Teachers 

5 Over Politicians Act’’ or ‘‘STOP Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF PRESI2 DENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. 

3 (a) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX

4 PAYMENTS.—Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code 

5 of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 

6 new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 

8 taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.’’. 

9 (b) TERMINATION OF FUND AND ACCOUNT.— 

10 (1) TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

11 CAMPAIGN FUND.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 95 of subtitle 

13 H of such Code is amended by adding at the 

14 end the following new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 9014. TERMINATION. 

16 ‘‘The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with 

17 respect to any Presidential election (or any Presidential 

18 nominating convention) after the date of the enactment 

19 of this section, or to any candidate in such an election.’’. 

20 (B) TRANSFER OF REMAINING FUNDS.— 

21 Section 9006 of such Code is amended by add22 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS REMAINING AFTER TER24 MINATION.—Of the amounts in the fund as of the date 

25 of enactment of this subsection— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the Secretary shall transfer $37,802,400 

2 to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund 

3 described in section 9008(i)(2), to be available as de4 scribed in such section; and 

5 ‘‘(2) the Secretary shall transfer the remainder 

6 to the Secretary of Education (to the extent and in 

7 such amounts as provided in advance in appropria8 tions Acts), to be used only to carry out activities 

9 under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Edu10 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.).’’. 

11 (2) TERMINATION OF ACCOUNT.—Chapter 96 

12 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at 

13 the end the following new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 9043. TERMINATION. 

15 ‘‘The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any 

16 candidate with respect to any Presidential election after 

17 the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

18 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of sub20 title H of such Code is amended by adding at the 

21 end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 9014. Termination.’’. 


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1 (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of sub2 title H of such Code is amended by adding at the 

3 end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 9043. Termination.’’. 

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