House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require authorized committees and leadership PACs of candidates for election for Federal office to disburse funds remaining unexpended after the date of the election involved, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kathy Castor D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 29, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 29, 2025 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4786.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CASTOR of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 130, July 29, 2025, Page H3664):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution provides Congress with the authority to ``provide for the common Defense and general Welfare'' of Americans.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 29, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 159 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4786, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4786
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 31, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 31, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kathy Castor.
- H.R. 7305 (119th) Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026
- H.R. 4641 (119th) Keep Kids Covered Act
- H.R. 6080 (119th) CLEANER Act of 2025
- H.R. 1781 (119th) To repeal certain executive orders.
- H.J.Res. 197 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare…
- H.R. 2673 (119th) Florida Coastal Protection Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.