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H.R. 6738 — Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025 — Project Euthyna

The public record · 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.

Other titles

the names this measure carries besides the one at the top of this page, each with the record's own label for it. The collection includes titles given to parts of a bill as well as to the whole.

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda.Official Title as Introduced

Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

H.R. 6738·House·Bill·Government Operations and Politics

Rep. Ben Cline(Republican-Virginia-6)·

Dec 16, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Dec 16, 2025

HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Documents

Everything Congress printed about this measure. A bill is reprinted each time it changes, the Congressional Research Service summarizes each version, and the committee that reports a bill files its own written account of it.

Bill text

Dec 16, 2025As introduced in the House

Plain-language summaries

Dec 16, 2025Introduced in House

Where it stands

In committee — the House

On the floor — the House

In committee — the Senate

On the floor — the Senate

Resolving differences

With the President

Became law

Path for a House bill