United States · Bill · S
S. 298 (106th)
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) to clarify that donations of hard and soft money by foreign nationals are prohibited.
Introduced
22 January 1999
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Summary
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise provisions concerning donations by foreign nationals to prohibit donations by a foreign national or for any person to solicit, accept, or receive donations from a foreign national. Defines the term "donation" as a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything else of value made by any person to a national committee of a political party or a Senatorial or Congressional Campaign Committee of a national political party for any purpose, but does not include a contribution as defined under FECA.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 January 1999
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 January 1999
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 January 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/298
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/298