In an attempt to stanch the flow of special interest money to Capitol Hill, Change Congress, a government reform group, is calling for a donor strike to politicians who are not supporting the Fair Elections Act. The legislation would reform campaign finance to create matching payments for qualified small-dollar contributions, among other things.

In a press release, Change Congress announced today that the 'on strike' campaign has withdrawn $1.6 million from lawmakers who haven't supported the Fair Election Act. Individuals who join the strike are pledging not to donate to anyone this cycle who doesn't sign on to the campaign finance reform bill. The amount withdrawn is determined by how much the member of the strike gave in the last election cycle. Change Congress is tracking how much each politician is 'losing' (see here), so far the biggest loser is Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., at over $380,000

Change Congress primarily advocates for campaign finance reform. Lawrence Lessig, a professor at Stanford Law School, and Joe Trippi, the pioneer of new media in presidential politics, co-founded the organization.