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H.R. 2816 119th Congress House

Shell Company Abuse Act

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the establishment of a corporation to conceal election contributions and donations by foreign nationals.

Introduced: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Wesley Bell Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Business ethicsCorporate finance and managementCriminal procedure and sentencingElections, voting, political campaign regulation
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shell Company Abuse Act

This bill makes it unlawful to establish or use a corporation, company, or other entity with the intent to conceal an election contribution or donation by a foreign national.

A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Oct 22, 2026
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · May 5, 2025
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · May 1, 2025
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Apr 10, 2025
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 10, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2816: Shell Company Abuse Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2816/
MLA
"H.R. 2816: Shell Company Abuse Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2816/.
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H.R. 2816, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2816/.
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[H.R. 2816: Shell Company Abuse Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2816/)
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