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119th Congress · S. 4602 · Introduced

Abolish Super PACs Act

Latest action May 20, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · [I-VT] · S000033
    Ind-VT current · 12 terms · @SenSanders · 1 district office

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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Leadership roles (2)

  • Senate Democratic Outreach Chair · senate · 2023-01-03 – 2025-01-03
  • Senate Democratic Outreach Chair · senate · 2025-01-03 – present

Committee memberships (14)

  • Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Education and the American Family (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 7
  • Employment and Workplace Safety (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 7
  • Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 6
  • Primary Health and Retirement Security (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 9
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1 · site
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 3 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Budget (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (senate) · senate · rank 6

Social media

District offices (1)

  • 1 Church St., 3rd Floor, Burlington, VT, 05401 · 802-862-0697 · fax 802-860-6370 · 44.4802081,-73.21307019999999

Other names (0)

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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$36,301,484.01
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$33,866,717.24
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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (1)

  • Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · [D-NY] · G000555 · Co-sponsored 2026-07-13
    Dem-NY current · 6 terms · @GillibrandNY · 8 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Rules and Administration Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-05-20T19:48:39ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (2)

  • 2026-05-20IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  • 2026-05-20IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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  • Display Title2026-07-14T11:03:22Z
    Abolish Super PACs Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2026-05-30T04:53:25Z
    Abolish Super PACs Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2026-05-30T04:48:25Z
    A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to place reasonable limits on contributions to super PACs which make independent expenditures, and for other purposes.

Text versions (from XML)

Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Summaries

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Related bills

  • HR 2352 (119) Abolish Super PACs Act
    Latest: 2025-03-26 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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CBO cost estimates

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