Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
Latest action · Nov 3, 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.
- IntroducedNov 3, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
This bill prohibits contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 3, 2021 to May 31, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Nov 3, 2021 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Nov 3, 2021 |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Original | Nov 3, 2021 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Nov 3, 2021 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Original | Nov 3, 2021 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Dec 20, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Dec 20, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 30, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jan 21, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Feb 8, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 3, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 31, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Nov 3, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 3, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 193, November 3, 2021, page H6179.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1 | For the People Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 11, 2021 |
| HR 1516 | Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act | Related bill | Mar 2, 2021 |
| S 3136 | Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act | Related bill | Nov 2, 2021 |
| HR 3229 | Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 14, 2023 |
| S 3345 | Protecting Ballot Measures from Foreign Influence Act | Related bill | Dec 8, 2021 |
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 apply the prohibition against contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with elections to contributions or donations in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
