# What This Bill Does

This bill is about stopping political campaigns from tricking people into giving money on repeat without their clear permission. Right now, when you donate to a candidate or political cause online, you might see a checkbox that's already marked saying "make this a monthly donation." If you don't notice it and uncheck the box, money keeps coming out of your account every month without you actively agreeing to it. This bill would make that illegal.

The core requirement is simple: campaigns can only set up recurring donations if you actively say yes to them. Just leaving a pre-checked box alone doesn't count as permission anymore. This means campaigns have to get your clear, intentional approval before they can charge you repeatedly. The bill applies to donations to candidates, independent political groups, and organizations running political ads.

# What Changes for Donors

If this bill passes, campaigns would have to be much more transparent about recurring donations. Every time they charge you, they'd have to send you a receipt showing the date and amount of your next scheduled donation. They'd also have to include easy instructions in every communication about how to cancel future donations, and they'd have to stop the charges immediately if you ask them to. Essentially, you'd have much more control and visibility over your recurring donations, and it would be harder for campaigns to keep charging you if you've forgotten about the subscription or changed your mind.

# What Changes for Campaigns

Political campaigns and fundraising groups would need to change how they collect donations online. They can't use pre-checked boxes or other sneaky methods anymore. They have to get your explicit, active consent first. This likely means fewer people will accidentally end up with recurring donations, which could reduce the money campaigns collect this way—though supporters who intentionally sign up for monthly giving would presumably continue. The bill gives campaigns 180 days to adjust their systems before it takes effect.

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes.

<html><body>This bill places restrictions on recurring political contributions or donations. Specifically, the bill prohibits any person from soliciting a recurring contribution or donation for a political committee, an independent expenditure, or an electioneering communication by any method that does not require the affirmative consent of the contributor or donor. In addition, the bill prohibits a political committee, a person funding an independent expenditure, or a person funding an electioneering communication from accepting a recurring contribution or donation unless the contributor or donor gave affirmative consent. This affirmative consent cannot be a passive action by the contributor or donor, such as failing to uncheck a prechecked box. Further, any person who accepts a recurring contribution or donation must (1) provide a receipt for the initial contribution or donation and for each recurrence that clearly and conspicuously discloses all material terms, (2) provide all information needed to cancel the recurring contribution or donation in each communication with the contributor or donor, and (3) immediately cancel recurring contributions or donations upon request of the contributor or donor.</body></html>