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<dc:title>119 HR 3535 EH: Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act</dc:title>
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<congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session>
<legis-num display="yes">H. R. 3535</legis-num>
<current-chamber display="no">IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber>
<legis-type>AN ACT</legis-type>
<official-title display="yes">To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the prohibition against contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with elections to contributions or donations in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda.</official-title>
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<section id="H9B524057276948DA9015EE8B5D4BA571" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H0FC18835798F4581AD5EDE2DC3863CD8"><enum>2.</enum><header>Prohibition on contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda and recall elections</header> <subsection id="HF4B2BB2E62634598ADFFBAF36267C637"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/52/30121">52 U.S.C. 30121(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, including a State or local ballot initiative or referendum or recall election</quote> after <quote>State, or local election</quote>.</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="HBB8778A9724D4FB7B158D66C536F36E4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to contributions and donations made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> </legis-body><attestation><attestation-group><attestation-date date="20260713" chamber="House">Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2026.</attestation-date><attestor display="no">Kevin F. McCumber,</attestor><role>Clerk.</role></attestation-group></attestation> <endorsement display="yes"></endorsement> </bill> 

