Bans federal candidates and officeholders from paying their spouses with campaign money.
This bill would stop federal candidates and officeholders from using campaign funds to pay their spouses for services. It would also require their campaign committees to publicly report all payments made to spouses and immediate family members. If a candidate or officeholder knowingly breaks these new rules, they would face personal penalties that their committee could not pay back.
Today, federal campaign committees can pay a candidate's or officeholder's spouse for services, and they are not required to separately report payments to spouses and immediate family members. If this bill passes, these committees would be banned from paying spouses, and they would have to clearly list all payments to spouses and immediate family members in their public reports. Also, candidates and officeholders would face personal penalties for knowing violations, which their committees could not cover.
HR 7304 · 119th Congress · January 30, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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