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S.2966 - Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act115th Congress (2017-2018)

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Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (Introduced 05/24/2018)
Committees: Senate - Finance
Latest Action: Senate - 05/24/2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in Senate (05/24/2018)

Stop Secret Foreign Interference in Elections Act

This bill requires certain corporations, nonprofit organizations, political organizations, and other organizations to disclose to the Federal Election Commission specified information, such as information regarding (1) recipients of campaign-related disbursements of a certain size, and (2) funds received from foreign nationals.

The bill also requires (1) a principal officer of a such an entity to certify that, to the officer's knowledge, certain types of expenditures and disbursements were not made with funds provided by a foreign national; and (2) certain tax-exempt organizations to report the receipt of disqualified foreign contributions.