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HR 1615 115th Congress House Commerce Business ethics Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign and international corporations U.S. and foreign investments

Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act

Introduced: March 17, 2017 Introduced by: Raskin, Jamie Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 17, 2017
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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.

What's happening now March 17, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 43
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 20, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 25, 2018
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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 13, 2018
Delaney, John
· Jul 25, 2018
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 25, 2018
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 25, 2018
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 25, 2018
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 25, 2018
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Takano, Mark
California · Jul 25, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 25, 2018
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 19, 2018
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 11, 2018
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 11, 2018
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 8, 2018
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 8, 2018
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 23, 2018
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Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 23, 2018
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 6, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 13, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · Dec 13, 2017
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Dec 13, 2017
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Aug 1, 2017
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 28, 2017
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 28, 2017
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 6, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 22, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2017
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2017
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 17, 2017
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 17, 2017
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 17, 2017
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 17, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 17, 2017
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 17, 2017
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 17, 2017
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 17, 2017
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 17, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Mar 17, 2017
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 17, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 17, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 17, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 17, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1615: Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1615/
MLA
"H.R. 1615: Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1615/.
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H.R. 1615, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1615/.
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