H.R. 2049: Keeping Foreign Money Out of Politics Act of 2015
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H.R. 2049: Keeping Foreign Money Out of Politics Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Keeping Foreign Money Out of Politics Act of 2015
Plain summary
Keeping Foreign Money Out of Politics Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions or donations in connection with state and local ballot initiatives and referenda.
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Official text
Keeping Foreign Money Out of Politics Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] · 0 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Ballot initiative
- A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
- Referendum
- A vote by the public on a law or measure. Texas statewide propositions are how voters decide on constitutional amendments.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2049.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2049 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114