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HR 4522 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign and international corporations

Prohibiting Foreign Influence in American Elections Act

Introduced: January 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 26, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibiting Foreign Influence in American Elections Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nations in connection with a federal, state, or local election to domestic corporations with respect to which: (1) one or more foreign principals serves on the board of directors; (2) one or more foreign principals directly or indirectly has an ownership interest; or (3) one or more foreign principals directly or indirectly holds debt or other obligations.

Applies the ban to domestic corporations that are subsidiaries of foreign corporations.

What's happening now January 26, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 4510 Related bill America is for Americans Act
  • HR 4517 Related bill Freedom From Foreign-Based Manipulation in American Elections Act of 2010
  • HR 4523 Related bill Save Our Democracy From Foreign Influence Act of 2010
  • HR 4540 Related bill Prevent Foreign Influence in our Elections Act
  • S 2954 Identical bill Prohibiting Foreign Influence in American Elections Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
Boccieri, John
· Feb 4, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 2, 2010
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 29, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 29, 2010
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 26, 2010
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 26, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 26, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 26, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Jan 26, 2010
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 26, 2010
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 26, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4522: Prohibiting Foreign Influence in American Elections Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4522/
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"H.R. 4522: Prohibiting Foreign Influence in American Elections Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4522/.
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H.R. 4522, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4522/.
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