{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-9771","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":9771,"title":"Stopping Foreign Influence in Elections Act of 2026","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-07-18","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M000317","fullName":"Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]","party":"R","state":"NY","district":11}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-08-27","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 669."},"policyArea":"Taxation","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Charitable contributions","Department of the Treasury","Elections, voting, political campaign regulation","Tax administration and collection, taxpayers"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-08-27","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 669.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-27","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-768.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-08-27","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-768.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-22","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-22","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-18","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Stopping Foreign Influence in Elections Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill imposes on certain tax-exempt organizations federal income taxes and penalties, including loss of tax-exempt status, for contributing to a political entity within two years of receiving a contribution or gift from a foreign national (disqualified political committee contribution).</p><p>Under the bill, tax-exempt organizations described in Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (e.g., charities, social welfare organizations, labor organizations, and business or civics leagues) that make disqualified political committee contributions are subject to federal taxes in the amounts of&nbsp;100% of the contribution for the first such contribution and&nbsp;200% of the contribution for each subsequent contribution.</p><p>For a third and each subsequent contribution, the bill also revokes the organization’s tax-exempt status for two years (from the date the contribution is made).</p><p>A penalty of twice the amount of any disqualified political committee contribution also is imposed on certain tax-exempt 501(c) organizations that have (1) gross receipts of $200,000 or more for the prior tax year, or (2) assets of $500,000 or more for the prior tax year.</p>","updateDate":"2026-10-06T17:50:20Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":351,"ts":"2026-10-13T15:57:57.725Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Stopping%20Foreign%20Influence%20in%20Elections%20Act%20of%202026"}]}}