GOP Seeks To Ban Foreigners From “Issue Advocacy”

Axios reports:

The last two presidential elections have been colored by allegations that foreign influence helped the GOP. Now House Republicans are trying to flip to script and draw attention to foreign donations to Democrat-aligned and progressive nonprofit organizations.

Non-U.S. citizens can’t contribute to candidates, campaigns, or super PACs, but they can give to 501(c)(4) organizations, which are tax-exempt groups that can engage in general issue advocacy, and support state ballot initiatives.

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) chair of the House Administration Committee, is introducing legislation to ban such groups from contributing to political committees for four years if they accept foreign donations. He also wants to bar foreign nationals from giving to state ballot initiatives.

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“In 2021 alone, [Hansjörg Wyss, a Swiss billionaire’s] Berger Action Fund gave some $72 million to a dozen different nonprofit organizations, including the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which advocates for progressive causes.”…

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 10, 2023