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<dc:title>119 HR 6738 IH: Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2025-12-16</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress>
    <session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 6738</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20251216">December 16, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="C001118">Mr. Cline</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="G000600">Ms. Perez</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="B000740">Mrs. Bice</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="M001239">Mr. McGuire</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="S001172">Mr. Smith of Nebraska</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="L000583">Mr. Loudermilk</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="H001077">Mr. Higgins of Louisiana</cosponsor>, <cosponsor name-id="H001095">Mr. Hunt</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="M001240">Mr. McDowell</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HHA00">Committee on House Administration</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda.</official-title></form><legis-body id="HD28DD87D455142B7859A845454288FF7" style="OLC"> 
<section section-type="section-one" id="H811FFF21AE3443C589BC7EE3225720F9"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section section-type="subsequent-section" id="H84846EE61F764BE9979531B913B6ED09"><enum>2.</enum><header>Prohibition on contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda</header> <subsection id="HD4224EF47E574828856D4E5EED036942"><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>, or a State or local ballot initiative or ballot referendum</quote> after <quote>election</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H07670CADE4AC4556B94D7E5BE18332DF"><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 enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> </legis-body></bill>

