H.R. 5623: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.
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H.R. 5623: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.
Plain summary
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use. Defines leadership PAC as a political committee directly or indirectly established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate for election for federal office, or an individual holding federal office, but not an authorized committee of the candidate or individual. Excludes any political committee of a political party from the meaning of leadership PAC.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · 4 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- Political action committee (PAC)
- A committee that raises and spends money to support or oppose candidates. PACs that give directly to federal candidates have contribution limits and report to the Federal Election Commission.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5623.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5623 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109