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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 3463
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contribu-
tions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with ballot initia-
tives and referenda.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY18, 2023
Mr. B
ANKS(for himself and Ms. SPANBERGER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals
in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Ballot 4
Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2023’’. 5
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS 1
BY FOREIGN NATIONALS IN CONNECTION 2
WITH BALLOT INITIATIVES AND REFERENDA. 3
(a) P
ROHIBITION.—Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Fed-4
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 5
30121(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or a State or 6
local ballot initiative or ballot referendum’’ after ‘‘elec-7
tion’’. 8
(b) E
FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendment made by 9
this section shall apply with respect to contributions and 10
donations made on or after the date of enactment of this 11
Act. 12
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