CAP Act

Tom Barrett

Republican · MI · Representative

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

2026-07-16

Source: Congress.gov

The proposal would set a cap on how much money candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives can spend on their campaigns. This would limit the total amount candidates can use from their own funds, donations, and other sources to pay for advertising, staff, and other election activities. The change would affect anyone running for the House and could reshape how competitive campaigns are funded.

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119 HR 9726 IH: Campaign Accountability and Parity Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-07-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9726IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 16, 2026Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House AdministrationA BILLTo amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to establish an expenditure limit with respect to candidates for the House of Representatives. 1.Short title This Act may be cited as the Campaign Accountability and Parity Act or the CAP Act. 2.Annual expenditure limit for House of Representatives candidatesTitle III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 325.Annual expenditure limit for House of Representatives candidatesThe principal campaign committee of a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the House of Representatives may not make in a year expenditures aggregating in excess of the average amount made available for use in the previous year by a Member of the House of Representatives from the Members’ Representational Allowance established in section 101 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5341)..

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