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 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
House Failed
Sep 2024
President
Introduced May 8, 2024 Last action Sep 17, 2024
Floor votes · House Sep 17, 2024

How they voted

218181
Failed · 31 other
Threshold to pass 290
Total votes 430
Sep 17, 2024
D Democratic211
16 Yea 181 Nay 14
85% Nay
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican218
201 Yea 17
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
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 17, 2024
Vote failed
House Vote: Failed (218-181-31)
house
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

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