This bill strengthens existing federal restrictions on foreign contributions to U.S. elections by expanding the types of election activities that foreign nationals are prohibited from funding. Specifically, it bans foreign donations to voter registration drives, ballot collection efforts, voter identification activities, get-out-the-vote campaigns, political party communications, and election administration—areas not previously covered. The bill also extends these restrictions to state and local ballot initiatives and referendums, makes it illegal to knowingly help others violate foreign contribution bans, and closes loopholes by treating indirect contributions (those made through intermediaries or conduits) the same as direct foreign money. Additionally, the legislation requires political committees, independent expenditure groups, and organizations making electioneering communications to certify under penalty of perjury that their spending complies with foreign contribution rules, and it restricts federal agencies from collecting or publicly disclosing donor information to tax-exempt organizations except when legally required to do so, with penalties up to $250,000 in fines or five years imprisonment for willful violations.
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