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IndependentSecond Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 5451· Senate(119-SAMDT-5451)

To place reasonable limits on contributions to Super PACs which make independent expenditures.

Rep. Sanders
Age: 85 years
Vermont
Introduced
6/2/2026
Last activity
6/4/2026 — Amendment SA 5451 ruled out of order by the chair.
Sponsored by
Bernie Sanders
Cosponsors
None
Changes amendment
119-SAMDT-5453
On the bill
119-S-2 — Secure America Act
  1. Introduced
  2. Ruled out of order by the chair

What this amendment would do

SA 5451, submitted by Mr. Sanders, aims to add a limitation on contributions to independent expenditure committees to bill S. 2.

  • The amendment changes Section 315(a)(1)(C) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by replacing the phrase "to any other political committee" with "to an independent expenditure committee or any other political committee."

  • It adds a definition for "independent expenditure committee," which is a political committee that makes independent expenditures or contributions to other independent expenditure committees totaling $5,000 or more during a calendar year. This definition also includes accounts created by a political committee for these purposes.

  • These changes would apply starting in the first calendar year that begins after the Act is enacted and every year after that.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

None of them settled the amendment — every vote so far has been about whether to keep going.