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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 26, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 26, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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