HR 8314 United States House · 118th Congress

No Foreign Election Interference Act

HR 8314, the No Foreign Election Interference Act, imposes penalties on tax-exempt organizations (like nonprofits under Section 501(c)) that receive contributions from foreign nationals and then donate to political committees. Specifically, such organizations face a penalty equal to twice the donation amount for the first violation, and lose their tax-exempt status after making three such "disqualified" contributions. The law applies to donations made on or after January 1, 2025, and defines a "testing period" of eight years to determine if foreign contributions were received before a political donation. This targets financial flows between foreign donors and political activities, not general election interference.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 8, 2024 Last action Sep 17, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Sep 17, 2024
Introduced
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Sep 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-649.
lower
May 15, 2024
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 1.
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
May 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors