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POSITIVE Money in Politics & Finance 119th Congress

H.R.2352 Abolish Super PACs Act

Abolishes Super PACs, which allow unlimited political spending by wealthy donors and corporations (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Super PACs spent $2.1B in 2024 (OpenSecrets); unlimited spending amplifies donor influence beyond contribution limits.

OpenSecrets: Super PACs spent $2.1 billion in 2024; top 50 donors provided majority of funding
  • SpeechNow.org v. FEC, 599 F.3d 686 (D.C. Cir. 2010) — created Super PACs
  • Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) — enabled unlimited independent expenditures

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$80K combined quarterly activity
1 lobbying firm
1 client represented
2025-first_quarter–2025-second_quarter filing period
Policy Areas Covered
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Government Entities Lobbied
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
  • Federal Election Commission (FEC)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
  • SENATE
  • State, Dept of (DOS)
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • White House Office
Who Hired the Lobbyists
  • TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT) nonprofit organization

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Abolish Super PACs Act. Unlimited independent expenditures have documented effects of amplifying donor influence beyond contribution limits.