Tom Barrett (R-MI)
Outside Influence Prevention Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Outside Influence Prevention Act'', seeks to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. It targets political committees that make only independent expenditures. Under this proposal, such committees would face specific restrictions when spending money on candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners. The bill requires that at least half of the funds used for these expenditures come from contributors residing in that specific State.
Yes
- Scored +6
Does this limit or expose the money behind campaigns?
The bill requires that at least half of the funds for certain independent expenditures originate from residents of the state where the expenditure is made to prevent outside influence.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Local Financial Stakeholders: By requiring that not less than half of the funds used for an independent expenditure be contributed by a person living in that State, the bill ensures more funds are sourced from within the State where the candidate is running (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Political Committees: Political committees that make only independent expenditures would be restricted from making expenditures for candidates for Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner unless they meet the new half-of-the-funds contribution requirement from within that State (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this limit or expose the money behind campaigns? — The bill requires that at least half of the funds for certain independent expenditures originate from residents of the state where the expenditure is made to prevent outside influence.
- 7/16/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced in House