Top spending PACs — 2026 cycle
Top recipient members
| # | Member | Party | State | Chamber | Total Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | Texas | Rep. |

Political Action Committees are the legal vehicles through which industries, unions, and ideological groups direct money to congressional campaigns. They are capped per contribution but uncapped per cycle in aggregate. The biggest of them spend tens of millions.
This page ranks PACs by total disbursement in the 2026 cycle, shows where each PAC’s money goes, and surfaces the recipient members.
| # | Member | Party | State | Chamber | Total Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | Texas | Rep. |
A Political Action Committee — a legal entity through which contributions flow to federal candidates. Subject to FEC reporting and contribution limits.
PACs can give directly to candidates (capped at $5,000 per election). Super PACs cannot give to candidates but can spend unlimited amounts on independent expenditures.
Refreshed within 24 hours of new FEC filings. Quarterly totals are mandatory; some PACs file monthly.