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HR 6983 115th Congress House Taxation Charitable contributions Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign and international corporations Government information and archives Political parties and affiliation Sales and excise taxes Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax-exempt organizations

Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2018

Introduced: September 28, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 28, 2018
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Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2018

This bill establishes additional disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations that receive foreign source contributions. The bill also imposes an excise tax on a U.S. person who fails to disclose a political contribution that is made on behalf of or funded by a person other than a U.S. person or bona fide resident of a U.S. possession.

What's happening now September 28, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Nov 29, 2018
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 27, 2018
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Oct 5, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 2, 2018
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 28, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6983: Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6983/
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"H.R. 6983: Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6983/.
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H.R. 6983, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6983/.
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