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H.R. 6494: SCAM PAC Act

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H.R. 6494: SCAM PAC Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-01-25 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-01-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

SCAM PAC Act

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

SCAM PAC Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · 20 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Grace Meng (D-NY), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Seth Moulton (D-MA)

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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-hr6494 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117