We have received text from S. 5075: Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act. This bill was received on 2026-07-22, and currently has 12 cosponsors.

Here is a short summary of the bill:

This bill would expand existing federal rules that prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to or spending money on U.S. elections. In plain terms, it would extend those rules to cover certain U.S.-based business entities that are owned, controlled, or significantly influenced by foreign interests.

What it would change

• Expands the foreign-money ban to more business entities. A U.S. business would be treated as covered by the foreign-money ban if:
  • a foreign national outside the United States owns or controls at least 50% of its voting shares, equity, or similar ownership interests; or
  • the business has at least 1% foreign ownership by a covered foreign national, or at least 5% combined foreign ownership by two or more covered foreign nationals; or
  • foreign nationals have the power to direct or control the business’s decisions about U.S. interests or election-related activity.
• Requires certification before election spending. If a business entity makes certain political expenditures, its top officer would have to file a sworn certification within 7 days saying the business was not a foreign national at the time of the spending.
• Requires ownership checks. Businesses would have to determine beneficial ownership under state law, and publicly traded companies would have to use the federal securities-law standard for ownership disclosure.
• Limits how political recipients can use the money. If a person or committee receives money from a business that is required to certify compliance, that money generally could not be used for political spending unless the recipient gets the certification and separately tracks and uses only compliant funds.
• Defines “business entity” broadly. The term would include for-profit corporations, LLCs, partnerships, companies, business trusts, and similar for-profit entities.

Other election-related clarifications

• Covers state and local ballot measures. The foreign-money ban would explicitly apply not just to federal elections, but also to state and local ballot initiatives, referendums, and recall elections.
• Covers certain political committee payments. It would also expressly cover disbursements to certain political committees that accept unregulated contributions, such as some Super PAC-related arrangements.
• Sets new rules for corporate PACs. A corporation’s separate segregated fund (its corporate PAC) could not make contributions or expenditures unless it certifies each year that:
  • the people managing the fund are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents;
  • no foreign national participates in decision-making about the fund’s political spending; and
  • the fund does not solicit or accept recommendations from foreign nationals about contributions or expenditures.
  Foreign-national board members would have to abstain from votes on the fund’s activities.

Timing

The changes would take effect 180 days after enactment, even if the Federal Election Commission has not yet issued implementing regulations.

Relevant Companies

• NVDA — Could be directly affected if its ownership structure or any foreign-controlled investment relationships trigger the bill’s expanded definitions for covered business entities.
• AAPL — As a large publicly traded company with global ownership, it could face added compliance requirements around certifying political spending and evaluating foreign ownership thresholds.
• MSFT — May need to adjust internal procedures for corporate political activity and ownership-based compliance checks if the bill becomes law.
• GOOGL — Could be impacted by the bill’s rules on foreign influence, political spending certifications, and PAC-related compliance.
• AMZN — Could face similar compliance obligations for political spending and corporate PAC governance.
• META — Could be affected if foreign ownership or foreign-influence rules alter how it structures political contributions or expenditures.
• XOM — Large public companies with corporate PACs could need to update certification and internal controls for election-related spending.
• TSLA — May need to comply with the bill’s disclosure and certification rules if it engages in covered political spending.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse:

• S.5076: Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act of 2026
• S.5075: Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
• S.5011: Curtailing Executive Overcompensation (CEO) Act
• S.4972: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2026
• S.4819: Lifeline for First Responders Act
• S.4571: Tropospheric Ozone Research Act of 2026

You can track bills proposed by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Whitehouse.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Net Worth

Quiver Quantitative estimates that Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is worth $26.9M, as of July 29th, 2026. This is the 46th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.

Whitehouse has approximately $23.4M invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.

You can track Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's net worth on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Whitehouse.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Stock Trading

We have data on up to $25.7M of trades from Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, which we parsed from STOCK Act filings. Some of the largest trades include:

• A May 8th, 2026 sale of up to $250K of $NVDA. The stock has fallen 8.45% since then.
• A October 28th, 2024 sale of up to $250K of $TSLA. The stock has risen 17.12% since then.
• A November 16th, 2023 sale of up to $100K of $KMB. The stock has fallen 7.08% since then.
• A July 3rd, 2024 sale of up to $50K of $JNJ. The stock has risen 83.08% since then.
• A May 7th, 2018 purchase of up to $50K of $AMZN. The stock has risen 188.55% since then.

You can track Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's stock trading on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Whitehouse.

2030 Rhode Island US Senate Election

There has been approximately $5,676,213 of spending in Rhode Island US Senate elections over the last two years, per our estimates.

Approximately $727,647 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs.

The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".

You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2030 Rhode Island US Senate election.

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