No Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5114 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5114 To prohibit the use of United States embassies or consulates in raising funds for foreign political parties or candidates. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2025 Ms. Johnson of Texas (for herself and Ms. McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the use of United States embassies or consulates in raising funds for foreign political parties or candidates. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Department of State's mission is to protect and promote security, prosperity, and democratic values, not to pursue the interests of any political party in the United States or abroad. (2) Meeting with and building relationships with a range of political parties in foreign countries are appropriate and important functions consistent with the duties of any United States Ambassador or representative of the United States Government abroad. (3) It is the longstanding and bipartisan practice of the United States to encourage the rule of law and free speech abroad, without regard for political party or affiliation. (4) The use of United States embassy or consulate grounds, or the grounds of any other United States diplomatic post, to raise funds for any foreign political party or candidate in a foreign democratic electoral process is inappropriate and distinct from longstanding Department of State efforts to stand against corruption and advance democratic i