my bill will prohibit Americans from assisting foreign nationals who want to contribute to U.S. elections.
Prohibit Americans from assisting foreign nationals who want to contribute to U.S. elections.
Occurrences
Evidence
Federal law makes it unlawful for a foreign national to make election contributions, and for any person to solicit, accept, or receive such contributions from a foreign national.
Her official democracy page says she is a proud cosponsor of the DISCLOSE Act and supports steps that limit money in elections and expand public financing.
Assessments
The core policy outcome was already substantially present in federal law: 52 U.S.C. § 30121 bars foreign nationals from making election contributions and bars any person from soliciting, accepting, or receiving them. That means Americans are already legally prohibited from helping effectuate such contributions in the main ways covered by the claim. But the evidence here does not show that Rep. Schakowsky herself enacted or materially advanced this prohibition; it mainly shows general support for election-money restrictions and cosponsorship of related legislation. Because the outcome exists but is not clearly attributable to her own successful legislative delivery, full credit is not warranted.