Republican Senators Look to Shrink Role of Foreign Money in Politics by Austin Alonzo – US Politics News

A group of Republican senators are looking to crack down on clandestine, foreign influence in American politics.
On April 17, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced the Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act in the Senate. The bill, according to a release from the senator’s office, would limit the influence of money on politics.
First, it would block the circumvention of laws banning indirect election-related contributions by foreign nationals by “expressly covering any donation with an express or implied instruction (including involving intermediaries or conduits) that results in the donation being used for prohibited U.S. election-related activity.”
Second, it would bar foreign nationals from contributing to ballot harvesting, voter drives, partisan communication, or private financing of public election administration….