S3028-119

In Committee

Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Oct 22, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H93BB7150FCC146F0B44BC0A31B9B8EFB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025.
  • Section HB242DD411B57442EAA5F196387E770DA: 2. Prohibition on contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with ballot initiatives and referenda Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Federal...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, Protecting Ballot Measures From Foreign Influence Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.

Policy Domains

Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 22, 2025

Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following …

Oct 22, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and …

Oct 22, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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