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HOUSE 703116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2019

Last Action
3/1/2019

Actions

  • 2019-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • 2019-01-22Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • 2019-01-22Introduced in House
  • 2019-01-22Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-22 (00)

Uncovering Foreign Influence in the United States Act of 2019

This bill establishes additional disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations that receive foreign source contributions. The bill also imposes an excise tax on a U.S. person who fails to disclose a political contribution that is made on behalf of or funded by a person other than a U.S. person or bona fide resident of a U.S. possession.

Cosponsors (5)

  • Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
  • Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
  • Jim Hagedorn (R-MN)
  • Roger Marshall (R-KS)
  • Ralph Norman (R-SC)

Subjects

  • Charitable contributions
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Foreign and international corporations
  • Government information and archives
  • Political parties and affiliation
  • Sales and excise taxes
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Tax-exempt organizations
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