119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Jul 22, 2026
S. 5075In CommitteeGovernment Operations and Politics
Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon (D-RI)14 cosponsorsIntroduced Jul 22, 2026
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In plain English
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced this bill to clarify and expand the ban on foreign contributions and expenditures in U.S. elections by applying restrictions to certain entities or activities currently not clearly covered under existing law. The bill specifies how foreign money prohibitions apply to particular categories of spending and contributors that previous election law did not explicitly address. The measure was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration on July 22, 2026.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Application of ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign
- Sec. 3. Clarification of application of foreign money ban to certain
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the Senate floor.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Jul 22
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 22
Introduced in Senate
All 14 cosponsors
13 Democrats · 0 Republicans · 1 Independent
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Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]VT
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