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HR 4177 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Consumer credit Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media

Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

Introduced: December 3, 2015 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Dec 3, 2015
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Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit political committees from accepting any Internet credit card contribution unless:

  • the individual or entity making the contribution is required, at the time of the contribution, to disclose the credit card's verification value; and
  • the billing address associated with the card is located in the United States or, if the contribution comes from an individual U.S. citizen living outside of the United States, the individual gives the committee the U.S. mailing address he or she uses for voter registration.

In the case of an Internet credit card contribution:

  • the person receiving the contribution shall forward it to the treasurer of the political comittee within 10 days, together with the name and address of the contributor and the date of receipt; and
  • the treasurer shall keep an account of the contributor's name and address, together with the date and amount of the contribution.
What's happening now December 3, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 11 Republican 14
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 22, 2016
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 14, 2016
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 14, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 13, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 12, 2016
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 7, 2016
Walker, Mark
· Jun 9, 2016
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 25, 2016
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 24, 2016
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 12, 2016
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 28, 2016
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 28, 2016
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 28, 2016
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Apr 14, 2016
Roskam, Peter
· Mar 23, 2016
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 22, 2016
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Mar 16, 2016
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 11, 2016
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 9, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 9, 2016
Murphy, Tim
· Feb 9, 2016
Sanford, Mark
· Feb 2, 2016
Comstock, Barbara
· Jan 7, 2016
Rothfus, Keith
· Dec 18, 2015
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LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Dec 11, 2015
Labrador, Raul
· Dec 10, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Dec 3, 2015
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Dec 3, 2015
Brat, Dave
· Dec 3, 2015
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Dec 3, 2015
Messer, Luke
· Dec 3, 2015
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Dec 3, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 3, 2015
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Dec 3, 2015
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4177: Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4177/
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"H.R. 4177: Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4177/.
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H.R. 4177, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4177/.
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