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POSITIVE Money in Politics & Finance 119th Congress

H.R.2498 End Dark Money Act

Requires disclosure of all donors behind dark money political spending that currently hides the sources of campaign cash (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Dark money reached record $1.9B in 2024 (Brennan Center); Citizens United endorsed disclosure as constitutional.

Brennan Center for Justice (2024): dark money hit record high of $1.9 billion in 2024 federal races; OpenSecrets found outside spending totaled $4.5 billion
  • 52 U.S.C. § 30104 — FECA disclosure requirements
  • Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) — Court endorsed disclosure as constitutional remedy for unlimited spending

Bill activity

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 by Jason Crow (D-CO) with 1 original cosponsor. 2 cosponsors as of Oct 8, 2025.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill.
  1. IntroducedMar 31, 2025
  2. Passed House 
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Mar 31, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsor Jason Crow (D-CO)

2 cosponsors (1 original):

Still open as of Oct 16, 2026 (119th Congress): not yet reported by the House Ways and Means Committee.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  3. Nikema Williams cosponsored (D-GA, original)
  4. Jill N. Tokuda cosponsored (D-HI)

Votes on this bill

No recorded votes yet on this measure.

End Dark Money Act. Undisclosed political spending reached $1.9 billion in 2024 (OpenSecrets), undermining voter accountability.