H.R. 3535 · 119th Congress · Government operations and politics
Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act
How the House voted
Yea from the left, nay from the right, each side by party
House · Jul 13, 2026
Passed by voice vote.
Passed the House on July 13, 2026.
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
- IntroducedMay 21, 2025
- CommitteeJul 13, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2026
- Passed Senate
- Became law
On the record
- Cosponsors
- 2
- all Democrats
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationHouse Committee on House Administration
- Lobbying
- At least 2
- organizations named it2025 Q2 to 2026 Q2
What it does
This bill extends the existing federal ban on election money from foreign nationals to cover ballot measures.
This bill extends the existing federal ban on election money from foreign nationals to cover ballot measures. It amends Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 so the prohibition on contributions and donations by foreign nationals reaches state and local ballot initiatives, referenda, and recall elections, not just candidate elections. The ban applies to contributions and donations made on or after the date of enactment.
Each stop is a step the bill’s own record states, with the date it happened. A ring is a step not yet taken. A bill becomes law when the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.
At least 2 organizations named this measure in a lobbying filing. A floor, not a total: they were counted by the client name on 7 quarterly reports filed by 2 organizations lobbying for themselves in 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1 and 2026 Q2. An organization that lobbied this measure without naming it is not counted here.
The filings record that lobbying was reported on the measure. The form has no per-bill dollar figure and no field for a position, so nothing here says how much was spent or which side an organization took.
The organizations named: Common Cause; AFL-CIO. Listed as filed. They are every client name on the filings counted here.
From the LD-2 quarterly lobbying filings published at lda.gov by the Senate Office of Public Records. Read for 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. Our copy holds 24 fewer filings for 2025 Q1, 39 fewer filings for 2025 Q2, 42 fewer filings for 2025 Q3, 33 fewer filings for 2025 Q4, 28 fewer filings for 2026 Q1, 48 fewer filings for 2026 Q2 and 218 fewer filings for 2026 Q3 than the Senate's register counts, so those quarters are the filings we could read rather than every one filed. 2026 Q4 is still inside its filing window, so that quarter is only the filings posted so far.
Congress.gov bill status and cosponsor records; the House Clerk and Senate roll calls; lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (lda.gov); the plain summary and provisions are read from the bill text, each with its section.