H.R. 9727

Summary

H.R. 9727, the Outside Influence Prevention Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2026 by Rep. Tom Barrett (R). It was referred to Administration, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Record

Text

H.R. 9727 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 9727 IH: Outside Influence Prevention Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9727  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 16, 2026   Mr. Barrett  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on House Administration    A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide that not less than half of the funds used to make certain independent expenditures must be contributed by persons in the State where the expenditure is made.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Outside Influence Prevention Act  .
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Independent expenditure limitation
Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30114 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Independent expenditure limitation
No political committee that makes only independent expenditures may make an independent expenditure in a State with respect to a candidate for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, Congress for such State unless not less than half of the funds used for such expenditure were contributed by a person whose address is in such State.
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To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide that not less than half of the funds used to make certain independent expenditures must be contributed by persons in the State where the expenditure is made.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Barrett (R) sponsors H.R. 9727 alone.

Tom Barrett

Rep. · R–MI-7 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 9727 went before 1 committee: Committee on House Administration.

Committee on House Administration

Committee on House Administration

Referred To · Jul 16, 2026 · 196 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9727 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9727 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9727 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide that not less than half of the funds used to make certain independent expenditures must be contributed by persons in the State where the expenditure is made. — Official Title as Introduced
• Outside Influence Prevention Act — Display Title
• Outside Influence Prevention Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9727 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9727’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9727, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARRETT:H.R. 9727.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H4624]

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