# 119-hr-7304: OMAR Act

119-hr-7304, OMAR Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7304
- Congress: 119
- Title: OMAR Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ban on campaign pay to candidates' spouses**. This bill would bar candidate-authorized committees and candidate-controlled political committees from directly or indirectly paying a candidate's spouse and would require a separate report statement for any payments to a spouse or immediate family member. - Candidates and federal officeholders would face personal liability if their committee violated the ban and they knew about the violation. Section 309 penalties would be imposed on the candidate rather than the committee, and the committee could not reimburse the candidate for those penalties. - Candidate-run committees would be prohibited from compensating a spouse and would have to add a separate statement in their reports listing any payments to a spouse or immediate family member. - “Immediate family member” is defined to include children, in‑laws, parents, siblings, and grandchildren. The restrictions and disclosure rules would apply to compensation and payments made on or after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban campaign payments to spouses: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would bar an authorized committee of a candidate and most political committees controlled by that candidate from directly or indirectly paying the candidate's spouse for services for the committee. The rule would apply to committees established, maintained, or controlled by a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7304 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7304)

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- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7304 (as of 2026-04-21).