Who we are
Americans for Accountability is an independent expenditure-only political committee registered with the Federal Election Commission under committee ID C00964049. The committee was organized in 2026.
An independent expenditure-only committee, commonly called a super PAC, is a political committee that may accept contributions of any amount from individuals and from U.S. corporations, unions, and other entities, and may spend those funds to support or oppose candidates for federal office. It may not contribute to candidates or coordinate its spending with any candidate, campaign, or political party. It must report its contributors and its spending to the FEC, and those reports are public.
What we do
The committee’s purpose is transparency and accountability in federal elections. We examine the public record of candidates for federal office, publish information drawn from that record with its sources identified, and disclose how the committee itself operates and spends its money.
The committee may also pay for communications that expressly call for the election or defeat of a federal candidate. Spending of that kind is reported to the FEC as an independent expenditure.
Scope
The committee’s scope is federal elections: the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the presidency. Individual projects may concentrate on particular offices, states, or districts, and those projects are described on the Our work page as they are announced. The committee’s identity is not limited to any one office, region, or election cycle. It does not operate in state or local elections.
Independence
The committee does not coordinate with any candidate, candidate’s committee, or political party, and it takes no direction from them. Federal law requires that independence, and the committee’s credibility depends on it.
Operating principles
- Public records first. Material the committee publishes about a candidate rests on public records: votes, sponsored legislation, court filings, financial disclosures, and statements made on the record. Each publication identifies the records it relies on.
- Facts, analysis, and opinion kept separate. The committee labels what a record shows, what the committee concludes from it, and what the committee believes, so a reader can weigh each on its own.
- Disclosure. The committee’s finances are reported to the FEC and summarized on the Transparency page as filings are made.
Governance
Governance and compensation standards have been drafted for the committee and are published on the Transparency page. They are labeled there as proposed until the committee’s leadership formally adopts them.