Federal leadership PACs, however, are allowed to allocate non-federal funds for joint fundraising activities and shared operating expenses provided the allocations are disclosed. A law passed in August requiring leadership PACs to disclose non-federal contributions and expenditures sheds new light on how PACs use this minor provision or skirt the provision entirely to subsidize federal election activity. The new IRS reports also demonstrate that leadership PACs have become a significant source of political money for many federally elected officials. The figures reflect only contributions raised from the time the law was enacted in July through the end of the year. A searchable database of all 527 filers can be found on Campaign for America's website, Campaignforamerica.org .
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