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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government & Tribal Relations Jan 16th, 2026 at 08:00 am

State Government & Tribal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Next bill on the list is House Bill 2123 relating to foreign national donors.
  • House Bill 2123 relates to foreign national donors.
  • Basically, the proposed substitute removes the repeal of the foreign national prohibition and also the
  • This would raise the threshold level for foreign donor certifications to $6,000, which would leave it
  • There's no ban on them receiving foreign donor money.
Bills: HB2205 , HB2309 , HB2206 , HB2123 , HB2120 , HB2411
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 18th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

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  • As the synopsis says, it makes sure that if somebody has a foreign national driver's license, that's
  • You know, if somebody comes here from Saudi Arabia and has a foreign national driver's license, that
  • Would they be able to drive through Alabama under a foreign national driver's license?
  • ...that this just simply says you cannot use that form of identification, as found in the code, a foreign
Bills: SB5 , SB142 , SB158 , SB171 , SB5
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 1st, 2025

Higher Education

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  • Institutions are not allowed to take that foreign funding.
  • Possible for foreign countries to use shell corporations.
  • Don't, then the foreign law, I'm not sure, but then the foreign law said that what they do have to report
  • all foreign donations.
  • adversary or individuals who are citizens of a foreign adversary.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 28th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • Office of the Attorney General will receive notification from the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment
  • of certain higher-risk foreign transactions.
  • You know, there's lots of foreign investment in housing.
  • The United States has historically been very open to foreign investment.
  • Because we do deal with quite a bit of foreign investment issues in our company. Thanks.
Committee: House State Affairs
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 28th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • We are dealing with other foreign entities as well, Russia in particular.
  • Certainly, there are concerns brought by foreign governments.
  • I'm a U.S. citizen, but for 15 of those 20 years, I was a foreigner.
  • Foreign countries do not have our best interest at heart.
  • This bill attempts to prevent foreign governments and foreign individuals from owning agricultural land
Committee: House State Affairs
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill 893 would prohibit a principal from a country designated as a foreign adversary from owning agricultural
  • This bill is designed to protect Oklahoma from foreign adversaries, but what about foreign countries
  • For follow-up, so do you know what it would take for that foreign national company then to qualify as
  • a foreign adversary?
  • Are there currently a list of foreign investors that we already know of that Would have to divest after
Bills: HCR1030 , HB1370 , SB893 , SB2 , SB1589
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 8th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

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  • a foreign terrorist organization.
  • It's propagated from foreign regimes into the United States.
  • A foreign regime.
  • We are working in 17 different states now to fight hostile foreign influence.
  • These foreign practices cannot coexist with American values, laws, and rights.
Bills: HCR7 , HB76 , HB84 , HB132 , HB265 , HB275 , HB322 , HB635 , HB808 , HB883 , HB1054
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

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  • foreign law includes foreign religious or cultural laws or customs that allow, condone, or excuse any
  • ban on foreign law, because I think you would agree with me, a ban on foreign law would include a ban
  • This kind of behavior is foreign to us.
  • in our election, our foreign money.
  • We shouldn't have foreign influence in our election, our foreign money. That's what this bill does.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

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  • produced by companies that are owned or substantially controlled by a company that is domiciled in a foreign
  • adversary. ...controlled by a company that is domiciled in a foreign adversary.
  • making sure that our genetic sequencing, or data that is being collected, is not being sold to our foreign
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • back to the members of the credit unions in the form of better interest rates, higher yields, and dividends
  • go back to the members of the credit unions in terms of better interest rates, higher yields, and dividends
  • is why placing burdensome reporting requirements on credit unions, ...rates, higher yields, and dividends
  • This industry includes hedge funds, private equity firms, and foreign sovereign wealth funds, some controlled
  • Ponzi schemes, frivolous patent litigation abuses, and attempts to avoid state-sponsored sanctions by foreign
Summary: The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met to hear several bills, beginning with a consent calendar that included AB 665 and AB 866, both adopted on a do pass basis and referred to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 801, which would create a California Community Reinvestment Act to require covered financial institutions, including state-chartered banks, credit unions, residential mortgage lenders, and money transmitters, to meet the financial needs of low- and moderate-income communities and communities of color. The author and supporters argued the bill would close gaps left by the federal CRA, address redlining and discriminatory lending, and expand investment in housing, small business, and community development. Support came from community groups, CDFIs, labor, and housing advocates, while opposition from mortgage bankers and credit unions argued the bill would impose costly new reporting and regulatory burdens, especially on institutions they said already serve underserved borrowers well. Committee members discussed the scope of the bill, the experience of other states with state CRA laws, and possible carve-outs or tiered treatment for smaller credit unions. AB 801 was passed as amended and referred to Appropriations, with the roll left open and later completed; one member voted no and others were not voting or voted aye as the roll was finalized. The committee also heard AB 743, which would require licensing and surety bonds for commercial lawsuit financing and bring those transactions under DFPI oversight. The author said the bill was aimed at a largely unregulated, multi-billion-dollar industry and was intended to increase transparency and address concerns about foreign interests, fraud, and abusive litigation funding practices, while not affecting consumer legal funding. Supporters, including Unified Patents, the Civil Justice Association of California, the California Chamber of Commerce, the California Trucking Association, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, said the bill was an important first step toward disclosure and regulation. There was no opposition testimony. AB 743 passed unanimously as amended and was referred to Appropriations, with the roll held open briefly for absent members before the committee adjourned.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education Apr 28th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Bass, page 3 of the bill mentions foreign source and any foreign source instrumentality or government
  • Those aren't foreign adversaries. They're not considered foreign adversaries? Okay.
  • I know they do a lot of work with foreign countries and things like that.
  • The question is not whether to address foreign influence.
  • components in any foreign involvement, and we have to proactively seek approval for that. ...foreign
Bills: HR171 , HCR49 , HB632 , HB1084 , SB310 , SB351 , SB399
Committee: House Education
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • This role is essential to protecting the integrity of our markets and holding maligned foreign actors
  • His encouragement led me to attend the Georgetown School of Foreign Service.
  • Special drawing right is when the IMF gets together and decides to declare a dividend.
  • It's like a dividend, it's really a sheet of paper that says any country can take these dividends, a
  • Foreign countries need to bring down their barriers, tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
Summary: The meeting involved significant discussions around key legislative proposals, primarily focusing on various bills such as HB2 and SB5. The committee examined the implications of these bills on issues like housing affordability and financial regulation. Notable members engaged in debates, providing differing perspectives on the potential economic impacts of the proposed bills. The meeting witnessed public testimony, which included a call for accountability in government actions and oversight of current financial policies. Members echoed concerns about following through on commitments to address critical issues affecting everyday Americans.