HR 6494 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

SCAM PAC Act

Introduced: January 25, 2022 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Jan 25, 2022

Introduced in House

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Stopping Corrupt Actors from Making Political Action Committees Act or the SCAM PAC Act

This bill generally prohibits a political committee from disbursing funds to an entity that is owned or controlled by an individual, or the immediate family member of an individual, who has authority to carry out specified activities for the committee (e.g., soliciting funds) or is employed by the committee to provide it with professional services. This prohibition does not apply to (1) a political committee that certifies that a majority of the funds disbursed by the committee were for expenses other than administrative costs, fundraising costs, and employee salaries; or (2) an authorized committee of a candidate, a committee of a political party, or a separate segregated fund of a corporation or labor organization.

Further, the bill prohibits a political committee from employing these individuals or allowing them to volunteer on its behalf if the related entity accepted funds from a political committee.

What's happening now January 25, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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