United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4540 (111th)
Prevent Foreign Influence in our Elections Act
Introduced
27 January 2010
Last action
27 January 2010 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8], NITA LOWEY, Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Betty McCollum, Bennie Thompson, Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9], James Himes
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Prevent Foreign Influence in our Elections Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals in connection with a federal, state, or local election to domestic corporations (subsidiaries) with respect to which the percentage of outstanding shares controlled directly or indirectly by foreign principals is equal to or greater than 50%.
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Timeline
27 January 2010
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
27 January 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 January 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 January 2010 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 January 2010
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 January 2010
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 January 2010
Sponsors
- Rosa DeLauro · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] · D · Sponsor
- NITA LOWEY · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Betty McCollum · D · Cosponsor
- Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- James Himes · D · Cosponsor
- · hsha00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → America is for Americans Act
- related to → Prohibiting Foreign Influence in American Elections Act
- related to ← Save Our Democracy From Foreign Influence Act of 2010
- related to ← Freedom From Foreign-Based Manipulation in American Elections Act of 2010
- related to ← Prohibiting Foreign Influence in American Elections Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4540
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4540
- us · 111-hr-4540 · source updated 14 August 2025