Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
Latest action · Jul 14, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2026
- 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, referenda, or recall elections.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2025 to Aug 19, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Original | May 21, 2025 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Aug 19, 2025 |
Committees 2
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 May 21, 2025Markup May 14, 2026Reported Jul 13, 2026 |
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2026 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Jul 13, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4400)
- Jul 13, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4400-4401)
- Jul 13, 2026Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-745.
- Jul 13, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 649.
- Jul 13, 2026Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 13, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3535.
- Jul 13, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 14, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 14, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 0.
- May 21, 2025Introduced in House
- May 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4400, H4401Text printed H4400 | Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA, Bryan Steil R-WI, Joseph D. Morelle D-NY | Jul 13, 2026 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 8, 2026H.R. 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on May 14, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 86, May 21, 2025, page H2361.
Titles 6
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
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jul 13, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jul 13, 2026Reported in House
- May 21, 2025Introduced 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.
