[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2049 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2049

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign 
  nationals from making contributions or donations in connection with 
           State and local ballot initiatives and referenda.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2015

  Mr. Deutch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign 
  nationals from making contributions or donations in connection with 
           State and local ballot initiatives and referenda.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Foreign Money Out of 
Politics Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS BY FOREIGN NATIONALS IN 
              CONNECTION WITH BALLOT INITIATIVES AND REFERENDA.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
``election;'' and inserting the following: ``election, including a 
State or local ballot initiative or referendum;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to contributions or donations made, solicited, 
accepted, or received on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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