Joint Fundraising Committee / Super PAC Paid Media Ban

Current understanding

A newly introduced House bill would prohibit joint fundraising committees (JFCs) that include both a federal candidate and an Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committee (Super PAC) from making disbursements on paid media. The measure targets a specific coordination concern raised by candidate–Super PAC joint fundraising arrangements, which critics argue blur the independence that justifies Super PACs’ unlimited fundraising. Status: introduced; practical effect is contingent on advancement.

Evidence log

• 2026-10-15 — To prohibit Joint Fundraising Committees that include federal candidates and Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees from making disbursements on paid media.: cross-connection with abolish-super-pacs-act: Both target the role of Independent Expenditure-Only Political Committees (Super PACs) — one by eliminating them outright, the other by restricting joint fundraising with federal candidates from funding paid advertising. (novelty: 2)

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