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To preserve the integrity of American elections by providing the Attorney General with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent Federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process.

USA115th CongressHR-2811| House 
| Updated: 7/12/2017
David N. Cicilline

David N. Cicilline

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (3)
Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) to provide that whenever the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reason to believe that a person or enterprise may be in possession or control of documentary material relevant to an investigation under FARA, the DOJ, before initiating a civil or criminal proceeding with respect to the production of such material, may serve a written demand upon the entity to produce the material for examination. The bill includes social media communications under information that foreign agents must file with DOJ. Under certain circumstances, social media communications are exempted from the requirement for foreign agents to include a disclosure statement in informational materials. Informational materials disseminated by a foreign agent as part of an activity that would not require registration, need not be filed. The FARA Registration Unit shall submit a semiannual report to Congress regarding the administration of FARA, including the number of investigations initiated based upon a perceived violation and the number of such investigations that were referred to DOJ for prosecution.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-625
Introduced in Senate
Jun 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • March 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-625
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • July 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6249: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to treat certain foreign-owned corporations and business organizations as foreign nationals for purposes of the ban on campaign activity, to prohibit foreign-affiliated section 501(c)(4) organizations from making contributions to super PACs or disbursing funds for independent expenditures or electioneering communications, to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to reform the procedures for the registration of agents of foreign principals under such Act, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-625: A bill to preserve the integrity of American elections by providing the Attorney General with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent Federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process.
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEvidence and witnessesGovernment studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsMarketing and advertisingNews media and reportingPublic participation and lobbyingTelevision and filmUser charges and fees

To preserve the integrity of American elections by providing the Attorney General with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent Federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process.

USA115th CongressHR-2811| House 
| Updated: 7/12/2017
Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) to provide that whenever the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reason to believe that a person or enterprise may be in possession or control of documentary material relevant to an investigation under FARA, the DOJ, before initiating a civil or criminal proceeding with respect to the production of such material, may serve a written demand upon the entity to produce the material for examination. The bill includes social media communications under information that foreign agents must file with DOJ. Under certain circumstances, social media communications are exempted from the requirement for foreign agents to include a disclosure statement in informational materials. Informational materials disseminated by a foreign agent as part of an activity that would not require registration, need not be filed. The FARA Registration Unit shall submit a semiannual report to Congress regarding the administration of FARA, including the number of investigations initiated based upon a perceived violation and the number of such investigations that were referred to DOJ for prosecution.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-625
Introduced in Senate
Jun 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • March 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-625
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • July 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
David N. Cicilline

David N. Cicilline

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (3)
Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6249: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to treat certain foreign-owned corporations and business organizations as foreign nationals for purposes of the ban on campaign activity, to prohibit foreign-affiliated section 501(c)(4) organizations from making contributions to super PACs or disbursing funds for independent expenditures or electioneering communications, to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to reform the procedures for the registration of agents of foreign principals under such Act, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-625: A bill to preserve the integrity of American elections by providing the Attorney General with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent Federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEvidence and witnessesGovernment studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsMarketing and advertisingNews media and reportingPublic participation and lobbyingTelevision and filmUser charges and fees