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119-hr-10566119th Congress

Sunlight on SuperPACs Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

Introduced

Summary

Requires top-three funder disclosures for many independent political ads. The bill would add new disclaimer rules so certain independent-expenditure committees must name their biggest backers and the amounts those backers gave.

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  • Voters would see on-ad lists of the three people or groups that gave the most to the payer in the past 12 months, including dollar amounts, helping identify who bankrolls major ads.
  • Independent-expenditure committees that spend $10,000 or more in a calendar year or that contribute $10,000 or more to other such committees would have to include the Top Three Funders list on covered communications.
  • If a listed funder is itself a political committee, the payer must also list that committee’s top two funders who gave at least $5,000 in the same 12-month period, showing second-tier donors.
  • The disclosure rules apply to communications that expressly advocate for or against a candidate or qualify as electioneering communications, for ads made on or after January 1, 2027.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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New donor disclosure for political ads

This bill would require more disclosure for certain political ads not paid for by candidates. Political committees that spend or give $10,000 or more in a year would be treated as covered. Covered ads paid by those committees would need a Top Three Funders list. The list would name the three people who gave the most to the ad payer in the prior 12 months and show amounts; only payments totaling $5,000 or more count. If a named funder is a political committee, the payer would also list that committee's top two funders who gave $5,000 or more. These rules would apply to ads made on or after January 1, 2027.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

OH • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2026

  • Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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