CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act

H.R. 9874 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Democratic bill with 83 Democratic cosponsors · See all 83 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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The "Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act" aims to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. It seeks to extend the ban on foreign national contributions and expenditures to certain domestic business entities. This includes businesses that are foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, or foreign-owned. The bill establishes specific ownership thresholds and decision-making criteria to define these entities. Additionally, it mandates a certification of compliance process for business entities engaging in election activities. Finally, it clarifies the application of the foreign money ban to state and local ballot initiatives and certain political committees.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill requires business entities to file certifications of compliance with the Commission to increase transparency in election funding.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill imposes new compliance, certification, and decision-making restrictions on for-profit business owners.

  • Scored -2

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill imposes new administrative and certification burdens on various for-profit business entities.