Foreign Adversary Investment Prohibition Act

This legislation aims to prevent Members of Congress from engaging in financial activities that could compromise national security by prohibiting them from conducting certain transactions with foreign adversaries. Specifically, it bans any covered financial transaction that directly or indirectly benefits a foreign adversary or an entity owned or operated by one, for the duration of a Member's term of service. The bill broadly defines a "covered financial transaction" to include gifts, loans, advances, and deposits of money, as well as investments in securities or commodities, and comparable economic interests acquired through synthetic means like derivatives. The designated foreign adversaries include the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the Maduro regime. To enforce this prohibition, the Attorney General is authorized to initiate civil actions in federal court against alleged violators. If a violation is proven, civil penalties will be imposed, starting at $5,000 for a first offense, increasing to $10,000 for a second, and $15,000 for each subsequent violation.