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HR 1624 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation State and local government operations

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda.

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda.

What's happening now March 7, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 949 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1624: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1624/
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"H.R. 1624: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1624/.
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H.R. 1624, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1624/.
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[H.R. 1624: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1624/)
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