# 119-hr-8721: Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act

119-hr-8721, Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8721
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would strengthen the ban on foreign money in U.S. elections.** It expands the activities covered, adds new reporting and enforcement steps, defines indirect contributions, and creates donor privacy rules for tax-exempt groups. - Would bar foreign-funded money from paying for voter registration, ballot collection, voter identification, get-out-the-vote activity, certain public communications that name a political party, and the administration of elections. - Campaigns, political committees, and outside spenders would have to certify under penalty of perjury that contributions and independent expenditures do not violate the foreign-money ban, and the bill makes it illegal to knowingly aid or facilitate such violations. - Donors to 501(c) tax-exempt organizations would gain limits on federal collection and public disclosure of donor identification, with exceptions for the IRS, the Federal Election Commission, congressional clerks, and lawful court or administrative orders. Willful disclosure by federal officers would carry fines up to $250,000, up to 5 years in prison, and removal from office. - Would define "indirect contributions" to catch funds routed with instructions that lead to covered activities and add an enforcement process that includes a perjury-certified defense, limits on investigative scope, and a procedure to quash overly broad subpoenas.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2026-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Donor privacy protections for tax-exempt groups: benefit, medium. This bill would stop federal agencies from collecting or publicly revealing who gave money to most 501(c) tax-exempt groups. It would not cover organizations described in section 527. Exceptions would include lawful IRS actions under sections 6033/6104 as applicable, the Secretary of the Senate and…
- Ban on foreign funding for election activity: mixed, medium. This bill would expand the ban on foreign national donations for U.S. elections. It would bar donations for voter registration, ballot collection, voter ID, get-out-the-vote efforts, public communications that name a Federal, State, or local political party, and election administration. Transfers m…
- Federal election reporting and enforcement rules: mixed, low. This bill would add new procedural rules for Federal Election Commission actions and FECA reports. People accused in an FEC complaint could submit a sworn certification under penalty of perjury saying no violation occurred, and the FEC would have to consider it. Investigations after a "reason to be…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7300: Make Elections Great Again Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8721 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8721)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-7300: Make Elections Great Again Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7300)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8721 (as of 2026-09-21).