HR 4799 · in committee · significant
Ban Corporate PACs Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill prohibits for-profit corporations from creating or running political action committees (PACs).
- Existing corporate PACs must shut down within one year of the law taking effect.
- No new funding mechanism is required; the bill simply bans a form of political spending.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would prohibiting corporate PACs affect the balance of political influence between large corporations, unions, and individual donors?
- 02
What evidence suggests that corporate PAC spending has measurably influenced legislative outcomes in ways this ban would address?
- 03
Would eliminating corporate PACs shift campaign funding to other channels like super PACs or direct corporate lobbying, and how would regulators monitor that?
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Sponsor · D-CA-9
Josh Harder
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
3/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-29
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Legislative timeline
2025-07-29 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2025-07-29 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-29 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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