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To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate the thresholds for reporting the identification of persons making contributions to political committees with respect to elections for Federal office.
Summary
This bill amends federal election law to require political committees to report the identity of all persons making contributions, eliminating the current $200 threshold. Currently, political committees only must identify contributors who give $200 or more in a calendar year or election cycle. Under this bill, every contribution to a political committee involved in federal elections would require the donor's identification to be reported in campaign finance disclosures, effective for reports filed after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Delia C. Ramirez’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- AYAZZ CONSTRCTION LLC $11,600
- D'ESCOTO INC. $9,150
- STATE OF ILLINOIS $8,550
- NULL $7,300
- BULL AND BEAR CO $7,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Delia C. Ramirez → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Sep 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
- Sep 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 9, 2025
Mrs. Ramirez (for herself and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate the thresholds for reporting the identification of persons making contributions to political committees with respect to elections for Federal office.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Campaign Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF THRESHOLDS FOR REPORTING IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL COMMITTEES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) Identification of Persons Making Contributions.—Section 304(b)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(b)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “whose contribution or contributions have an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office), or in any lesser amount if the reporting committee should so elect,”;
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking “in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office)”; and
(3) in subparagraph (G), by striking “in an aggregate value or amount in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office)”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to reports required to be filed under section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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