Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0930

America First Constitutional Standard — Version 1.0

Case Information

Content Scored: Campaign Finance Transparency Act (H.R. 8720, 119th Congress)
Source: congress.gov / U.S. Government Publishing Office (BILLS-119hr8720rh)
Author: Rep. Bryan Steil (WI)
Publication Date: July 13, 2026 (Reported in House)
Content Type: Legislation
Opinion Issued: 2026-07-29
AFCS Version: 1.0
URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8720

Holding

The Campaign Finance Transparency Act strengthens election-integrity safeguards through card-verification, name-match, gift-card, and straw-donor prohibitions that protect the sovereignty of the citizen and the equal application of election law under Articles II and III. Its removal of the 200-dollar aggregate disclosure threshold raises Article VII donor-privacy and small-donor chilling concerns, producing a Mostly America First disposition. The 85/15 legal-text weighting is applied because this is a statutes operative normative text scored for the policy it enacts, with Tier 2 reduced to authenticity and no factual preamble assessed.

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It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0930 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.

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