What terms are related to hard money?

Related terms include: Soft Money, PAC. Understanding these related concepts helps provide context for hard money.

Campaign Finance

Hard Money

Campaign contributions that are subject to federal limits and disclosure requirements.

Funds raised outside federal limits, historically used for party-building activities. Largely banned by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

Political Action Committee. An organization that raises and spends money to elect or defeat candidates, subject to contribution limits.

What does "Hard Money" mean?: Campaign contributions that are subject to federal limits and disclosure requirements.
What terms are related to hard money?: Related terms include: Soft Money, PAC. Understanding these related concepts helps provide context for hard money.