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HR7304119th Congress

OMAR Act

Sponsored By: Representative Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Ban campaign payments to spouses

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 candidate or an individual holding Federal office, but not to political party committees. Committees would also have to include in each regular report a separate statement of any payments made to the spouse or to immediate family during the reporting period; "immediate family" would include son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and grandchild. The bill would make the candidate or individual, rather than the committee, liable for penalties under section 309 when the candidate knew of the violation, and committees could not reimburse candidates for penalties the candidate is required to pay under section 309(e). These rules would apply to compensation and payments made on or after the date of enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]

WI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 1/30/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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