Kaptur, Mullin Introduce the Sunlight on SuperPACs Act to Empower Voters with Campaign Funding Information
September 24, 2026
Toledo, OH — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) introduced the Sunlight on SuperPACs Act of 2026. This new legislation will require federal election campaign ads paid for by SuperPACs to disclose the name and dollar amount contributed to that SuperPAC by its top three major donors of $5,000 or more. By providing voters with more information on the funders of election ads, they will be empowered to make more informed decisions about the content of those ads. Other original co-sponsors of the Sunlight on SuperPACs Act include Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02),and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-00), and Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07)..
"Voters should know who is bankrolling campaign ads that come across their television screens, billboards, and smart phones,” said Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09). “Requiring disclosures to appear in the campaign ads themselves will give voters the information they deserve. Transparency is the first big step to returning control of our democracy back to the American people.”
“Voters deserve to know who is trying to influence their decisions at the ballot box,” said Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15), who authored the California DISCLOSE Act while previously serving in the state's legislature. “When political groups hide who is funding their ads, it undermines trust in our elections and our democracy. I’m proud to cosponsor the Sunlight on SuperPACs Act to give voters a clearer picture of who is behind the political messages they see and how much they have invested in them. With greater transparency in campaign spending, voters will have more of the information they need to make informed decisions in the upcoming elections.”
“The explosion of ‘pop-up’ SuperPACs hiding their true agendas behind fake names and paperwork games is a scam to deceive voters,” said Jon Golinger, Democracy Advocate, Public Citizen. “The Sunlight on SuperPACs Act pulls the mask off these clowns by requiring the top three funders of every SuperPAC to be printed right on their ads. This is a proven method to arm voters with information they can use to decide whether to buy whatever sketchy SuperPACs are trying to sell.”
SuperPACs are political organizations that originated in 2010 and can spend an unlimited amount of money to support or oppose political candidates. SuperPACs also have no limit on how much money they accept from donors. While they cannot give money directly to candidates or their campaigns, these organizations can have tremendous amounts of influence on elections through spending money on advertising and organizing.
The Sunlight on SuperPACs legislation will allow voters to see information about the source of campaign ad funding in real-time, following the example of successful state and local disclosure initiatives enacted by voters in Alaska for example.
A full copy of the Sunlight on SuperPACs Act of 2026 can be found by clicking here, and a one-page background document can be found by clicking here.
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