[20190325]IF10697_外国资金与美国竞选融资政策.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 25, 2019Foreign Money and U.S. Campaign Finance PolicyIntroduction Federal campaign finance law and regulation prohibits foreign money in U.S. elections. The public record reveals little evidence that foreign money has intruded into U.S. campaigns systematically or decisively. Prohibited funds surreptitiously affecting campaigns in the United States nonetheless remains a policy concern. Some policymakers argue that existing disclosure requirements and the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court ruling increase the risk for untraceable foreign funds to affect U.S. campaigns. Others counter that existing prohibitions clearly bar foreign funds and that hypothetical concerns are exaggerated, and that proposed restrictions on corporate spending could target particular companies or types of speech, or both. For additional detail, see CRS Report R41542, The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress, by R. Sam Garrett; and CRS Legal Sidebar WSLG1857, Foreign Money and U.S. Elections, by L. Paige Whitaker. Foreign National Prohibition in FECA The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) prohibits foreign nationals from