Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot Measures Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6471 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6471

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2023

Ms. Porter (for herself, Mr. Gallagher, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. 
 Kilmer, Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Duarte, and Mrs. 
Kim of California) 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 
  contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with 
  State or local ballot initiatives or referenda and recall elections.

    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 ``Stop Foreign Interference in Ballot 
Measures Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS BY FOREIGN NATIONALS 
              IN CONNECTION WITH BALLOT INITIATIVES AND REFERENDA AND 
              RECALL ELECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--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 or recall election;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to elections held in 2024 or any succeeding year.
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