S 2966
115th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act
Introduced: May 24, 2018
Introduced by:
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 24, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act
This bill requires certain corporations, nonprofit organizations, political organizations, and other organizations to disclose to the Federal Election Commission specified information, such as information regarding (1) recipients of campaign-related disbursements of a certain size, and (2) funds received from foreign nationals.
The bill also requires (1) a principal officer of a such an entity to certify that, to the officer's knowledge, certain types of expenditures and disbursements were not made with funds provided by a foreign national; and (2) certain tax-exempt organizations to report the receipt of disqualified foreign contributions.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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