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

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