HR 1237 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act

Latest action · Feb 23, 2021 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. IntroducedFeb 23, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the prohibition against a person knowingly providing substantial assistance regarding illegal political spending by a foreign national.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Feb 23, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 23, 2021Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 34, February 23, 2021, page H588.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1For the People Act of 2021Related billMar 11, 2021
S 1For the People Act of 2021Related billAug 11, 2021
S 2093For the People Act of 2021Related billSep 15, 2021
HR 4114Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy ActReintroduction ofJul 30, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a person from knowingly providing substantial assistance relating to a contribution or donation by a foreign national, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Stop Supporting Foreign Interference in Our Democracy Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House

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