# 117-hr-6494: SCAM PAC Act

117-hr-6494, SCAM PAC Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6494
- Congress: 117
- Title: SCAM PAC Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2022-01-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2022-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6494 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6494)

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