H.R. 5912To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.

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Sponsor: Tom Cole [R-OK-04]
Cosponsors: 35 · 34 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Taxation
Committee: Committee on House Administration
Latest action: Sep 20, 2012 · Received in the Senate.

IntroducedJun 7, 2012
Passed the HouseSep 19, 2012
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions providing for the use of funds from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund for presidential nominating conventions.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5912 as passed House amended on Sep 19, 2012. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 586

House Sep 19, 2012

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction

Passed · Two-thirds required

310 Yea 95 Nay 24 not voting

Crossed both parties 85 of 405 voting members broke with their own party: 85 Democrats.

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How the chamber split

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All members429 members

Democratic190 members

Republican239 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors35 · 34 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5912 and vote against it. 26 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 5912To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 586

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors35 · 34 Republicans · 1 Democrat

H.R. 5912To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 586

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors35 · 34 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Who lobbied on H.R. 59124 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 59124 organizations