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HOUSE 1341115th CongressReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

Last Action
3/2/2017

Actions

  • 2017-03-02Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • 2017-03-02Introduced in House
  • 2017-03-02Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-03-02 (00)

Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit political committees from accepting any Internet credit card contribution unless:

  • the individual or entity making the contribution is required, at the time of the contribution, to disclose the credit card's verification value; and
  • the billing address associated with the card is located in the United States or, if the contribution comes from an individual U.S. citizen living outside of the United States, the individual gives the committee the U.S. mailing address he or she uses for voter registration.

The person receiving an Internet credit card contribution shall forward it to the treasurer of the political committee within 10 days, together with the name and address of the contributor and the date of receipt. The treasurer shall keep an account of the contributor's name and address, together with the date and amount of the contribution.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Mark Amodei (R-NV)
  • Brian Babin (R-TX)
  • Lou Barletta (R-PA)
  • Mo Brooks (R-AL)
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA)
  • MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA)
  • Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
  • JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
  • Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
  • JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN)
  • Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
  • WALTER JONES (R-NC)
  • Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
  • Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
  • Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
  • Stevan Pearce (R-NM)
  • Peter Roskam (R-IL)
  • Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
  • Randy Weber (R-TX)
  • Ted Yoho (R-FL)

Subjects

  • Consumer credit
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Government information and archives
  • Internet and video services
  • Internet, web applications, social media
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