Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025
Key claim: HR6738 would prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions or donations in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda.
Abstract
(HR6738 · 119th Congress) Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025 This bill prohibits contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. Latest action (2025-12-16): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Why this matters
Ballot measures are a major channel for direct-democracy policymaking on civil rights issues (voting access, reproductive rights, LGBTQ protections), and their funding rules are currently a patchwork of state laws. Extending the federal foreign-national contribution ban to state and local initiatives would create a uniform floor limiting non-citizen participation in these campaigns, though it leaves open contested questions about domestic subsidiaries of foreign-owned corporations and enforcement across state lines.