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POSITIVE Money in Politics & Finance 118th Congress

H.R.3229 Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act

Strengthens the ban on foreign nationals spending money in U.S. elections by closing enforcement loopholes (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

52 USC 30121 prohibits foreign election spending; Bluman v. FEC (2012) upheld the ban; enforcement gaps documented.

52 U.S.C. § 30121 — prohibition on foreign nationals contributing to or spending in U.S. elections
  • Bluman v. FEC, 565 U.S. 1104 (2012) — upheld foreign national spending ban
  • DOJ: documented cases of foreign spending through intermediary organizations

Bill activity

Introduced May 11, 2023 by Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) with 1 original cosponsor. 6 cosponsors as of Dec 11, 2023.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill.
  1. IntroducedMay 11, 2023
  2. Passed House 
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Dec 14, 2023: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.

Sponsor Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

6 cosponsors (1 original):

  • Jared F. Golden (D-ME) original
  • Jeff Jackson (D-NC) May 25, 2023
  • Derek Kilmer (D-WA) Jun 27, 2023
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) Jul 12, 2023
  • Colin Z. Allred (D-TX) Sep 5, 2023
  • Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) Dec 11, 2023

Cosponsorship closed Dec 14, 2023 (118th Congress): the House Administration Committee reported the bill.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  3. Jared F. Golden cosponsored (D-ME, original)
  4. Jeff Jackson cosponsored (D-NC)
  5. Derek Kilmer cosponsored (D-WA)
  6. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez cosponsored (D-WA)
  7. Colin Z. Allred cosponsored (D-TX)
  8. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.House
  9. Elissa Slotkin cosponsored (D-MI)
  10. Reported (Amended) by the House Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-318.

Votes on this bill

No recorded votes yet on this measure.

Foreign money in elections ban. Foreign spending in U.S. elections is illegal but documented enforcement gaps allow circumvention through intermediaries.