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H.R. 1341: Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

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H.R. 1341: Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-02 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

Plain summary

Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit political committees from accepting any Internet credit card contribution unless: the individual or entity making the contribution is required, at the time of the contribution, to disclose the credit card's verification value; and the billing address associated with the card is located in the United States or, if the contribution comes from an individual U.S. citizen living outside of the United States, the individual gives the committee the U.S. mailing address he or she uses for voter registration. The person receiving an Internet credit card contribution shall forward it to the treasurer of the political committee within 10 days, together with the name and address of the contributor and the date of receipt. The treasurer shall keep an account of the contributor's name and address, together with the date and amount of the contribution.

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Official text

Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · 45 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Adrian Smith (R-NE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] reported raising $813,542 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1341 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115