Stopping Foreign Influence in Elections Act of 2026
Current understanding
HR9771, the Stopping Foreign Influence in Elections Act of 2026, was introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. The bill’s specific provisions are not detailed in the introduction record, but its title and committee referral (Ways and Means, which handles tax-code matters) suggest it addresses foreign influence in U.S. elections through tax-related mechanisms rather than direct FEC campaign-finance regulation. It sits alongside a cluster of 119th-Congress proposals aimed at tightening restrictions on foreign nationals’ participation in U.S. political activity.
Evidence log
- 2025-11-06 — Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act: cross-connection with preventing-foreign-interference-american-elections-act: Both bills address foreign interference/influence in U.S. federal elections and may be compared for overlapping or complementary provisions. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-23 — A bill to prohibit interference in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with election-interference-prohibition: Both address prohibiting interference in federal elections; potential overlap or complementarity between foreign-influence-specific measures and a broader interference prohibition. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-22 — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals under such Act to foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned domestic business entities, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with campaign-finance-disclosure: HR9874 (extending FECA foreign-national bans to foreign-controlled/influenced/owned domestic entities) sits alongside HR9771 and the DISCLOSE Act as part of a cluster of 119th-Congress bills targeting foreign influence in U.S. elections through different regulatory mechanisms. (novelty: 2)