A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require donor disclosure for certain organizations accepting donations from foreign nationals, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2966| Senate
| Updated: 5/24/2018
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic Senator
Rhode Island
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act This bill requires certain corporations, nonprofit organizations, political organizations, and other organizations to disclose to the Federal Election Commission specified information, such as information regarding (1) recipients of campaign-related disbursements of a certain size, and (2) funds received from foreign nationals. The bill also requires (1) a principal officer of a such an entity to certify that, to the officer's knowledge, certain types of expenditures and disbursements were not made with funds provided by a foreign national; and (2) certain tax-exempt organizations to report the receipt of disqualified foreign contributions.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Government Operations and Politics
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require donor disclosure for certain organizations accepting donations from foreign nationals, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2966| Senate
| Updated: 5/24/2018
Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act This bill requires certain corporations, nonprofit organizations, political organizations, and other organizations to disclose to the Federal Election Commission specified information, such as information regarding (1) recipients of campaign-related disbursements of a certain size, and (2) funds received from foreign nationals. The bill also requires (1) a principal officer of a such an entity to certify that, to the officer's knowledge, certain types of expenditures and disbursements were not made with funds provided by a foreign national; and (2) certain tax-exempt organizations to report the receipt of disqualified foreign contributions.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic Senator
Rhode Island
Finance Committee
Government Operations and Politics
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted