Green National Committee Approves Plan to Shut Down Overlapping Campaign Committees

The Green National Committee has voted to dissolve two federal committees operating under the same Green Congressional Campaign Committee name, following concerns about inactivity and overlapping operations.

Voting on the proposal closed Sunday, with national committee members approving the measure in a 51–18 vote. Six additional members abstained. The motion required a simple majority of 35 votes to pass.

The proposal, introduced in late March by the party’s Young EcoSocialists Caucus, calls for dissolving both a subordinate party committee and a separate joint fundraising committee registered under the same name with the Federal Election Commission. Together, the two entities hold less than $3,000 and, according to the caucus, have not been actively raising or distributing funds to support Green candidates for federal office.

The current structure traces back to a 2024 decision by the national committee to consolidate the party’s House and Senate campaign arms into a single entity. That effort was intended to streamline operations, but caucus sponsors of the new measure said it instead resulted in two parallel committees operating under the same name, with limited coordination between them.

A meeting between national committee members and a representative of the joint fundraising committee was held last November and produced a list of corrective actions to address those concerns. However, the caucus said those steps were largely not carried out. It added that members began resigning soon afterward, with one representative reportedly telling the Steering Committee liaison that the group was already in the process of shutting down.

Opposition to the proposal was scattered across the committee, though it included full delegations from the District of Columbia, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, and Washington, along with both voting members of the Women’s Caucus.

Under the adopted plan, party leadership has 30 days to close both committees. Remaining funds are to be used first to address any potential fines or penalties, with any balance transferred to party reserves for future campaign support. The measure also halts further appointments and directs that committee records be archived.