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H.R. 1172: Stop Super PAC–Candidate Coordination Act

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H.R. 1172: Stop Super PAC–Candidate Coordination Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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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What does this mean?

Official title

Stop Super PAC–Candidate Coordination Act

Plain summary

Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act This bill treats certain payments for coordinated expenditures as campaign contributions for purposes of disclosure and reporting requirements. First, the bill generally defines a coordinated expenditure as a payment made by any person in cooperation with a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, a political committee of a political party, or an agent of a candidate or committee. Further, the bill sets forth penalties for willfully violating limits related to making contributions to a candidate for coordinated expenditures. The bill also prohibits a candidate or an individual holding federal office from soliciting, receiving, directing, or transferring funds to or on behalf of certain types of political committees.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Stop Super PAC–Candidate Coordination Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (3)
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.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1172 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117