# 119-hr-5238: Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act

119-hr-5238, Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5238
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Stops outside groups from acting like candidate committees.** This bill would treat many paid communications coordinated with candidates as contributions and would bar federal candidates from soliciting or directing funds to noncompliant political committees and to 527 organizations.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on candidates raising outside money: cost, medium. This bill would bar federal candidates and their committees from soliciting or directing funds to any political committee or 527 group that takes money outside the law’s limits, bans, or reporting rules. It would also block transfers to special accounts set up to accept such money. The ban would no…
- Steep fines for coordinated spending: cost, medium. This bill would fine people who knowingly pay for coordinated ads as if they were contributions. The fine would be the larger of 300% of the amount over the legal limit or 300% of the whole payment if contributions are barred. If the penalty is not paid within one year after it is set or after fina…
- Tighter rules on campaign coordination: cost, medium. This bill would tighten when spending counts as coordinated with a candidate. If a group and a campaign have any understanding or talk about the spending, it could be treated as coordinated and as a contribution, subject to limits. Covered ads would include messages that name or promote a candidate…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5238 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5238)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5238 (as of 2026-09-21).