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HR 9771 · 119th CongressIntroduced

Penalties for foreign money in U.S. elections

Banking & Financial

Sponsored by Nicole Malliotakis

The vote
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Worked the bill
$573M
24 groups · their total 2025 lobbying
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Summary

What the bill does

This bill would penalize tax-exempt groups, such as 501(c) organizations, that give money to political committees if they have accepted donations from foreign nationals in the previous two years. The penalties include fines equal to twice the contribution, and repeat violators could lose their tax-exempt status for two years.

Why it matters

The stakes

The bill aims to prevent foreign money from influencing U.S. elections through tax-exempt groups. It affects any large nonprofit that might receive foreign donations and then donate to political causes.

The debate

What each side says

Supporters
  • It helps keep foreign money out of U.S. elections by penalizing groups that pass along foreign donations to political committees.bill
  • The bill creates a clear deterrent: groups that break the rules face heavy fines and could lose their tax-exempt status.bill
Critics
  • The bill could burden legitimate nonprofits that unknowingly receive small foreign donations, forcing them to police every donor's nationality.report
  • It might discourage tax-exempt groups from engaging in any political activity, even when using only domestic funds, due to fear of penalties.report

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The bill

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HR 9771Penalties for foreign money in U.S. electionsBanking & Financial

Who paid lobbyists to work it

Direct tie24 groups · their total 2025 lobbying
GroupIssues2025 lobbying
(all issues)		Has PAC?
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION›AdvocacyOtherBanking$80M✗No PAC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.›EnergyBankingForeign$70M✗No PAC
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS›Real EstateBankingInsurance$54M✓NAORPAC
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE INC›EnergyBankingHealth$34M✗No PAC
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES›TechSports & MediaBanking$26M✗No PAC
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION›HealthOtherForeign$25M✓AHAP
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION›HealthForeignOther$23M✗No PAC
AARP›BankingHealthTech$21M✗No PAC

Election money, in the distance

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