Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5238 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5238 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions made to candidates under such Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 9, 2025 Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Mr. Mullin, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions made to candidates under such Act, and for other purposes. 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 ``Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF COORDINATED EXPENDITURES AS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES. (a) Treatment as Contribution to Candidate.--Section 301(8)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(8)(A)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i); (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: ``(iii) any payment made by any person (other than a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a political party) for a coordinated expenditure (as such term is defined in section 325) which is not otherwise treated as a contribution under clause (i) or clause (ii).''. (b) Definitions.--Title III of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 325. PAYMENTS FOR COORDINATED EXPENDITURES. ``(a) Coordinated Expenditures.