political action committees (PACs)

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation PACs
gptkbp:cannot_contribute_to corporate treasury funds (except Super PACs)
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:political_party
candidates
other PACs
gptkbp:contribution_limits subject to federal limits
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Federal_Election_Campaign_Act
gptkbp:establishedIn 1944
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label political action committees (PACs)
gptkbp:legalStatus tax-exempt
gptkbp:purpose raise and spend money to elect or defeat political candidates
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:relatedTo interest groups
campaign finance
lobbying
elections in the United States
527 organizations
gptkbp:requires disclose donors
file regular reports with FEC
gptkbp:subject federal and state laws
gptkbp:Super_PACs may not coordinate directly with candidates
may raise unlimited sums
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:legislation
ballot initiatives
political candidates
gptkbp:type gptkb:Super_PACs
connected PACs
nonconnected PACs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Section_527_political_organizations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7