A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Campaign Accountability and Parity Act" or the "CAP Act," proposes changes to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. It aims to establish a specific limit on how much money can be spent during a campaign. Specifically, it targets candidates running for the House of Representatives, including Delegates and Resident Commissioners. The limit would be based on the average amount spent by a Member of the House from their Members' Representational Allowance in the previous year.
Yes
- Scored +6
Does this limit or expose the money behind campaigns?
The bill implements expenditure limits on candidates for the House of Representatives to promote campaign accountability.
- Scored +3
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Reducing campaign expenditure limits may lower the financial barriers for less wealthy individuals to run for office.
- Scored +3
Would middle-income households be better off under this?
Lower campaign costs could allow middle-class individuals more opportunity to seek public office.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Would high-income households be better off under this?
Wealthy donors and candidates may be restricted by the new expenditure caps on campaign spending.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Establishing Expenditure Limits: The bill creates a cap on how much a principal campaign committee can spend in a year (Section 2). This could potentially limit the amount of money required to run for office.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Spending Restrictions on Candidates: Candidates for the office of Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner would be restricted from making yearly expenditures that exceed the average amount made available via the Members' Representational Allowance from the previous year (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this limit or expose the money behind campaigns? — The bill implements expenditure limits on candidates for the House of Representatives to promote campaign accountability.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Reducing campaign expenditure limits may lower the financial barriers for less wealthy individuals to run for office. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — Lower campaign costs could allow middle-class individuals more opportunity to seek public office. Would high-income households be better off under this? — Wealthy donors and candidates may be restricted by the new expenditure caps on campaign spending.
- 7/16/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced in House