3.0.0 4832 2023-01-11T13:44:23Z 2023-01-11T13:44:23Z Senate S 2020-10-21 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-10-21T20:21:19Z OFF U.S. Embassies Act of 2020 116 8676 HR 2020-10-23 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2020-10-21 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-10-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal officials Government buildings, facilities, and property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Political parties and affiliation International Affairs 00 2020-10-21 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-19T23:39:13Z Opposing Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act of 2020 or the OFF U.S. Embassies Act of 2020

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to host a fundraising event for, or on behalf of, a foreign political party or candidate at a U.S. embassy, consulate, or other diplomatic post, and it requires the Department of State to revise both its Standardized Regulations and the Foreign Affairs Manual to prohibit this kind of activity.

]]> OFF U.S. Embassies Act of 2020 Display Title OFF U.S. Embassies Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced OFF U.S. Embassies Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Opposing Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the use of United States embassies or consulates in raising funds for foreign political parties or candidates. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4832is/xml/BILLS-116s4832is.xml 2020-10-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.