H.R. 8720 · 119th Congress · pending
Campaign Finance Transparency Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 651.
Latest official action 2026-07-13 · Unknown
The bill, briefly
Campaign Finance Transparency Act This bill addresses campaign finance in federal elections, including by expanding contribution and disclosure requirements. Specifically, the bill requires political committees, when accepting a credit or debit card contribution over the internet, to collect the credit or debit card's (1) verification value or verification code, and (2) ZIP Code of the billing address associated with the card. The bill generally requires an individual or entity making a contribution to have a U.S. mailing address; however, the bill provides an exception for U.S. citizens, nationals, or those lawfully admitted for permanent residence who provide the political committee with specified identifying information. The bill prohibits political committees from (1) accepting any credit or debit card contribution unless the name on the card used to make such contribution matches the name of the individual or entity donating the contribution, or (2) accepting a contribution made through the use of a gift certificate or store gift card. The bill removes a $200 threshold requirement for disclosing contributions, thereby requiring political committees to report identifying information about contributors, regardless of the amount contributed. The bill also prohibits knowingly directing, helping, or assisting any person in making a contribution in the name of another person. An…
Congressional Research Service · 2026-05-11
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Bryan Steil
House · WI District 1 · Republican
$1,704,694PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mary E. Miller
House · IL District 15 · Republican
$132,094PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Barrett
House · MI District 7 · Republican
$987,943PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$25,000
Bryan Steil · Sponsor · $10,000
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Barrett · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$20,000
Bryan Steil · Sponsor · $8,500
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $6,500
Tom Barrett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$20,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$20,000
JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (JACKSON N$20,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$20,000
MVL PAC$20,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$20,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
UPPER HAND FUND$20,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$17,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC$17,000
Bryan Steil · Sponsor · $10,000
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tom Barrett · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordRVFPAC$16,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$16,000
Bryan Steil · Sponsor · $6,000
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Barrett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICA'S FIRST PAC$15,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Bryan Steil · Sponsor · $5,000
Mary E. Miller · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Barrett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$15,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$15,000
DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC$15,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC$15,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$15,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$14,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,000
MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC$13,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$13,000
OLD NORTH LEADERSHIP PAC$13,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$12,500
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$12,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$12,500
PATRIOTS IN ACTION$12,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$12,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$11,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.