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This bill — the Prevention of Foreign Interference with Elections Act of 2019 — would make it a federal crime to conspire with a foreign agent to influence U.S. elections. Anyone found conspiring with a foreign national to interfere in an election by either committing a federal crime or breaking an election law would be sentenced to prison for up to five years in addition to the sentence for other offenses that were part of the interference.

Additionally, this bill would also:

Allow the federal government to bring civil enforcement action to stop illegal activity as soon as it is discovered;
Update election laws so that foreign nationals are also prohibited from buying digital ads or issue ads (currently they are only prohibited from buying print, television or radio ads that reference specific candidates);
Codify regulations that prohibit providing “substantial assistance” to foreign nationals trying to affect U.S.elections; and
Make those convicted of election interference inadmissible into the U.S. unless they are coming to assist in prosecutions as witnesses or informants.

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