Stop Undisclosed Payments in Elections from Ruining Public Accountability in Campaigns (SuperPAC Act)

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Title VI - Disclosure by Registered Lobbyists

Summary:

To promote transparency, registered lobbyists must report independent expenditures and electioneering communications.

Sec. 601. Requiring Registered Lobbyists to Report Information on Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications

  1. In General-­‐ Section 5(d)(1) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(d)(1)) is amended—

    1. by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (F);

    2. by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and

    3. by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraphs:

      `(G) the amount of any independent expenditure (as defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(17)) equal to or greater than $1,000 made by such person or organization, and for each such expenditure the name of each candidate being supported or opposed and the amount spent supporting or opposing each such candidate;

      `(H) the amount of any electioneering communication (as defined in section 304(f)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)) equal to or greater than $1,000 made by such person or organization, and for each such communication the name of the candidate referred to in the communication and whether the communication involved was in support of or in opposition to the candidate; and'.