Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,…
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to expand the statutory ban on foreign money to cover donations used for voter registration, ballot collection, voter identification, get-out-the-vote activities, certain public communications referring to political parties, and election administration. It creates a prohibition on knowingly aiding or facilitating such foreign-funded activities, treats certain designated or encumbered transfers as indirect foreign contributions, and adds certification and investigation-limitation procedures for FEC enforcement.
Progressives emphasize transparency and enforcement limitations concerns
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive statutory package that clearly amends FECA and related authorities to expand prohibitions on foreign-related contributions, create a broad indirect-contribution standard, add reporting and certification obligations, impose criminal penalties on unauthorized disclosure of tax-exempt donor identities, and limit certain investigative practices, and it does so by direct, specific amendments to existing code sections.
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to expand the statutory ban on foreign money to cover donations used for voter registration, ballot collection, voter identification, get-out-the-vote activities, certain public communications referring to political parties, and election administration.
It creates a prohibition on knowingly aiding or facilitating such foreign-funded activities, treats certain designated or encumbered transfers as indirect foreign contributions, and adds certification and investigation-limitation procedures for FEC enforcement.
The bill also requires certifications by committees and payors that funds do not violate the foreign-money ban.
Substantive anti-foreign rules aid passage prospects, but donor secrecy and restrictions on enforcement likely provoke significant opposition and amendment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive statutory package that clearly amends FECA and related authorities to expand prohibitions on foreign-related contributions, create a broad indirect-contribution standard, add reporting and certification obligations, impose criminal penalties on unauthorized disclosure of tax-exempt donor identities, and limit certain investigative practices, and it does so by direct, specific amendments to existing code sections.
Progressives emphasize transparency and enforcement limitations concerns
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize transparency and enforcement limitations concerns
Likely to welcome stronger statutory protections against foreign funding of voter mobilization and election administration.
However, concerned that tighter limits on FEC investigations and broad donor-privacy protections for 501(c) groups could reduce transparency and hinder enforcement against covert foreign influence.
Generally supportive of curbing foreign influence in domestic elections and protecting donors' privacy, but cautious about legal vagueness, enforcement limitations, and potential practical tradeoffs.
Will look for clearer definitions, costless enforcement mechanisms, and balanced transparency safeguards.
Likely to favor the bill's strengthening of the foreign-money ban and the strong privacy protections for donors to tax-exempt organizations.
Will appreciate constraints on federal investigatory reach and criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosures, while some may seek clarifications to avoid unintended restrictions on lawful civic activity.
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Substantive anti-foreign rules aid passage prospects, but donor secrecy and restrictions on enforcement likely provoke significant opposition and amendment.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize transparency and enforcement limitations concerns
Substantive anti-foreign rules aid passage prospects, but donor secrecy and restrictions on enforcement likely provoke significant oppositi…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive statutory package that clearly amends FECA and related authorities to expand prohibitions on foreign-related contributions, create a broad indirect-c…
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