Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act passed the House 418 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedMay 21, 2025
ReportedMay 14, 2026
Passed one chamberJul 13, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 27 words.
Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act This bill prohibits contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives, referenda, or recall elections.
Context
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
Senate Rules and Administration Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 210 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 105 words
- Subjects
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operations
- Latest action
- Jul 14, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]