Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
This bill (No Foreign Election Interference Act) amends the Internal Revenue Code to penalize certain 501(c) tax-exempt organizations that make contributions to political committees if, during an 8-year testing period, they received any contribution from a foreign national. Specified organizations (those with gross receipts ≥ $200,000 or assets ≥ $500,000) must pay a penalty equal to twice any such contribution, and an organization that makes more than two disqualified political committee contributions loses tax-exempt status.
Left worries about chilling civil society; right worries about IRS overreach
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive change to the Internal Revenue Code that clearly establishes new penalties and revocation triggers tied to contributions by tax‑exempt organizations that have received funds from foreign nationals.
This bill (No Foreign Election Interference Act) amends the Internal Revenue Code to penalize certain 501(c) tax-exempt organizations that make contributions to political committees if, during an 8-year testing period, they received any contribution from a foreign national.
Specified organizations (those with gross receipts ≥ $200,000 or assets ≥ $500,000) must pay a penalty equal to twice any such contribution, and an organization that makes more than two disqualified political committee contributions loses tax-exempt status.
The lookback excludes periods before enactment, coordinates limited exceptions, and applies to contributions made on or after January 1, 2026.
Technically focused but touches a contentious issue; administrative and legal concerns raise hurdles for enactment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive change to the Internal Revenue Code that clearly establishes new penalties and revocation triggers tied to contributions by tax‑exempt organizations that have received funds from foreign nationals. It specifies key definitional elements, thresholds, penalty amounts, and an effective date but leaves administrative implementation, fiscal impacts, procedural safeguards, and detailed edge‑case rules largely to existing enforcement mechanisms or future guidance.
Left worries about chilling civil society; right worries about IRS overreach
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Left worries about chilling civil society; right worries about IRS overreach
Likely supportive of efforts to block foreign election interference but cautious about effects on nonprofit advocacy and civil society.
Would welcome stronger anti-interference rules but worry this bill may chill legitimate nonprofit political participation or punish organizations that unknowingly accept foreign donations.
Generally favorable toward preventing foreign election influence while insisting on careful implementation.
Sees the bill as targeted but wants clearer definitions, administrative guidance, and assessment of enforcement costs and constitutional risks.
Supports preventing foreign interference but concerned about expanding IRS power and risking overregulation of political speech.
Wary that large penalties and tax-exempt revocations could be applied unevenly or used against ideologically aligned groups.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
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Technically focused but touches a contentious issue; administrative and legal concerns raise hurdles for enactment.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Left worries about chilling civil society; right worries about IRS overreach
Technically focused but touches a contentious issue; administrative and legal concerns raise hurdles for enactment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive change to the Internal Revenue Code that clearly establishes new penalties and revocation triggers tied to contributions by tax‑exempt organizations…
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