US Congress House Bill 4847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to treat certain foreign-owned corporations and business organizations as foreign nationals for purposes of the ban on campaign activity, to prohibit foreign-affiliated section 501(c)(4) organizations from making contributions to super PACs or disbursing funds for independent expenditures or electioneering communications, to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to reform the procedures for the registration of agents of foreign principals under such Act, and for other purposes.

Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act of 2021

Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-11-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2021-07-29	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2021-07-29	House	Introduced in House

SB1724 (Related) 2021-05-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3196)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4847/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr4847/BILLS-117hr4847ih.pdf