H.R. 1341House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

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The Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act amends the Federal Election Campaign Act to tighten rules on online credit‑card donations to federal political committees. It requires donors to verify their credit‑card information and to have a U.S. billing address—or, for U.S. citizens living abroad, a U.S. mailing address used for voter registration—before their contribution can be accepted. The bill also adds reporting and record‑keeping duties for committees to help ensure transparency.

Key Provisions

Political committees may not accept an online credit‑card contribution unless the donor discloses the credit‑card verification value and the card’s billing address is in the United States, or the donor is a U.S. citizen abroad who provides a U.S. mailing address used for voter registration.
Within ten days of receiving an online credit‑card contribution, the person who receives it must forward the donor’s name, address, and the receipt date to the committee’s treasurer, and the treasurer must keep a record of each donor’s name, address, contribution date, and amount.
Defines an “Internet credit card contribution” as a donation made with a credit card and received through an Internet website.
The new requirements take effect 180 days after the law’s enactment.

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

March 2, 2017

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Introduced in House

March 2, 2017

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

March 2, 2017

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 2, 2017

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1341

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 2, 2017

Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Babin, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Capuano, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico, Mr. Jones, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Roskam, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. Gohmert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the acceptance by political committees of online contributions from certain unverified sources, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act.

Requiring disclosure of credit verification value as condition of acceptance of online contributions to Federal election

(a)

In general

Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(j)

(1)

No political committee shall accept any Internet credit card contribution unless—

(A)

the individual or entity making such contribution is required, at the time such individual makes such contribution, to disclose the credit verification value of such credit card; and

(B)

(i)

the billing address associated with such credit card is located in the United States; or

(ii)

in the case of a contribution made by an individual who is a United States citizen living outside of the United States, the individual provides the committee with the United States mailing address the individual uses for voter registration purposes.

(2)

Notwithstanding subsection (b) or (c), in the case of an Internet credit card contribution—

(A)

no later than 10 days after receiving the contribution, the person who receives the contribution shall forward to the treasurer such contribution, the name and address of the person making the contribution, and the date of receipt; and

(B)

the treasurer of a political committee shall keep an account of the name and address of any person making any such contribution, together with the date and amount of such contribution by any person.

(3)

In this subsection, the term Internet credit card contribution means a contribution that—

(A)

is made using a credit card; and

(B)

is received through an Internet website.

(b)

Effective Date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contributions made after the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.