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H.R. 1615 115th Congress House

Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals under such Act to foreign-controlled… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals under such Act to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic corporations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2017 Introduced by: Jamie Raskin Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Commerce Business ethicsCorporate finance and managementElections, voting, political campaign regulationForeign and international corporationsU.S. and foreign investments
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 746 Reintroduced Bill Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
  • S 3150 DISCLOSE Act of 2018
  • S 1585 DISCLOSE Act of 2017
  • HR 6239 DISCLOSE Act of 2018
  • S 1880 We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 84
All 84 Democratic 44
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 20, 2018
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 25, 2018
Lowenthal, Alan
· Sep 25, 2018
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 25, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 25, 2018
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 13, 2018
Polis, Jared
· Sep 6, 2018
SERRANO, JOSE
· Sep 6, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 25, 2018
Delaney, John
· Jul 25, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 25, 2018
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jul 25, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 25, 2018
Kilmer, Derek
· Jul 25, 2018
KIND, RON
· Jul 25, 2018
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 25, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jul 19, 2018
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 19, 2018
Yarmuth, John
· Jul 19, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 11, 2018
Crist, Charlie
· Jul 11, 2018
Eshoo, Anna
· Jul 11, 2018
Lamb, Conor
· Jul 11, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 11, 2018
PRICE, DAVID
· Jul 11, 2018
Heck, Denny
· Jun 8, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 8, 2018
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 8, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 23, 2018
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 17, 2018
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 23, 2018
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Apr 23, 2018
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Apr 23, 2018
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 23, 2018
Cartwright, Matt
· Mar 20, 2018
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 6, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 6, 2018
Rice, Kathleen
· Mar 6, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 13, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Dec 13, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Dec 13, 2017
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Aug 1, 2017
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 28, 2017
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 28, 2017
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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/
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"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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