HR7802-119

In Committee

DISCLOSE Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Mar 4, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, DISCLOSE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H5D04403926FF498D937343645A762CF1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2026 or the DISCLOSE...
  • Section H4A89570FAC4D4789830653F3321F4D16: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Campaign finance disclosure is a narrowly tailored and minimally restrictive means to advance substantial government...
  • Section HC075B8BFD95841208EBFC0B1331E38A2: 101. Clarification of application of foreign money ban to certain disbursements and activities Section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52...
  • Section H6617A25F3F1341ECB4A44BBDC9E56A82: 102. Study and report on illicit foreign money in Federal elections For each 4-year election cycle (beginning with the 4-year election cycle ending in 2024),...
  • Section H75AA67A2ED1F4646AC3BEF9D363E94A6: 103. Prohibition on contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda Section 319(b) of the Federal Election...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, DISCLOSE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, DISCLOSE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 4, 2026

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition …

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 4, 2026

Mr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Amo, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

3 terms
"covered transfer" §H4D88453AB6044F6EBE704C0CB7927E82

any transfer or payment of funds by a covered organization to another person if the covered organization— designates, requests, or suggests that the amounts be used for— campaign-related disbursements (other than covered transfers)

"online platform" §H6F9EBC6A361C46E3835AB9DCAC41093C

any public-facing website, web application, or digital application (including a social network, ad network, or search engine) which— sells qualified political advertisements

"covered transfer" §HFA036FCF8BA14C24A636F997AE0BC52B

any transfer or payment of funds by a covered organization to another person if the covered organization— designates, requests, or suggests that the amounts be used for— campaign-related disbursements (other than covered transfers)

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