HR 1615 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act

Introduced Mar 17, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Jamie Raskin D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 17, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 17, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act

This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to ban campaign contributions and expenditures by corporations that are controlled, influenced, or owned by foreign nationals.

Foreign nationals and such corporations may not make disbursements to political committees that accept donations or contributions that do not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of FECA.

Corporate political action committees may make contributions and expenditures only if they comply with limitations on the involvement of foreign nationals and such corporations.

Cosponsors 84

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2017 to Dec 20, 2018, with 26 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 17, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-TNJim CooperOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 17, 2017
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalMar 17, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMar 17, 2017
Show all 84 cosponsors

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Mar 17, 2017Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1585DISCLOSE Act of 2017Related billJul 19, 2017
S 1880We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017Related billSep 27, 2017
S 3150DISCLOSE Act of 2018Related billJun 27, 2018
HR 6239DISCLOSE Act of 2018Related billJun 27, 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

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  1. Mar 17, 2017Introduced in House

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