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Introduced
03/17/2017
03/17/2017
In Committee
03/17/2017
03/17/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill 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.
AI Summary
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. It requires corporations to certify that they comply with these restrictions before making any political contributions or expenditures. The bill also clarifies that the ban on foreign money in elections applies to disbursements to super PACs and sets conditions for corporate PACs to make contributions and expenditures, such as requiring that all decision-makers are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and that no foreign nationals participate in the decision-making process.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (85)
Jamie Raskin (D)*,
Pete Aguilar (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Peter DeFazio (D),
John Delaney (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Luis Gutiérrez (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ruben Kihuen (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Conor Lamb (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Richard Nolan (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Jared Polis (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
José Serrano (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Peter Welch (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (on 03/17/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1615/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1615/BILLS-115hr1615ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1615/BILLS-115hr1615ih.pdf.pdf |
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