The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2026
HR 3535 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R)

Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act

Bars foreign nationals from donating to state and local ballot measures, referendums, and recall elections.

Tradeoff

Closes a gap in federal election law by extending existing foreign-donation bans to ballot initiatives and recalls. No offset or spending.

What's in it

See official bill text

Federal cost of less than $500,000 over 2027-2031; no significant increase in revenues from penalties expected.

The $500,000 federal cost is only the administrative expense for the Federal Election Commission to enforce the new rule — the policy's actual burden falls on foreign nationals and foreign entities, which are prohibited from contributing to state and local ballot measures.

H.R. 3535, Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act · Jul 2026

Passed the House by on July 13, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 21, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on House Administration(May 21, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on House Administration voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 11 - 0(May 14, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-745.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 13, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Rules and Administration(Jul 14, 2026)