Overview
In the absence of any rules, the public would have no opportunity to know about and hold politicians accountable for multi-million dollar backroom deals with wealthy interests. Several bills have been introduced to rollback the existing rules.
• H.R. 1316, the so-called Pence–Wynn bill named for its sponsors, would allow unlimited contributions from powerful interests, skew the rules to favor incumbents and legalize the laundering of campaign contributions through alternative campaign committees to bypass the current rules.
• H.R. 513, the 527 Reform Act of 2006, has the laudable goal of leveling the playing field among all political committees but the bill also removes rules that would allow donors give well beyond the contribution limits. Like the Pence-Wynn bill, this proposal would allow money to cycle through certain political committees and bypass the current rule.
• H.R. 1316, the so-called Pence–Wynn bill named for its sponsors, would allow unlimited contributions from powerful interests, skew the rules to favor incumbents and legalize the laundering of campaign contributions through alternative campaign committees to bypass the current rules.
• H.R. 513, the 527 Reform Act of 2006, has the laudable goal of leveling the playing field among all political committees but the bill also removes rules that would allow donors give well beyond the contribution limits. Like the Pence-Wynn bill, this proposal would allow money to cycle through certain political committees and bypass the current rule.
