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A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to increase enforcement of certain violations and strengthen certain transparency requirements.

USA115th CongressS-1679| Senate 
| Updated: 7/31/2017
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (3)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to impose graduated civil fines for multiple offenses under FARA by an individual who is an agent of a foreign principal. The bill makes it unlawful for any such person within the United States who is required to register under FARA to transmit or cause to be transmitted in the U.S. mail, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, informational materials for or in the interests of such foreign principal without filing with DOJ: (1) the name of each original recipient of the materials, and (2) the original date on which the materials will be distributed.
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Timeline
Jul 31, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 31, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • July 31, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 31, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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.
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A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to increase enforcement of certain violations and strengthen certain transparency requirements.

USA115th CongressS-1679| Senate 
| Updated: 7/31/2017
Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to impose graduated civil fines for multiple offenses under FARA by an individual who is an agent of a foreign principal. The bill makes it unlawful for any such person within the United States who is required to register under FARA to transmit or cause to be transmitted in the U.S. mail, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, informational materials for or in the interests of such foreign principal without filing with DOJ: (1) the name of each original recipient of the materials, and (2) the original date on which the materials will be distributed.
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Timeline
Jul 31, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 31, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • July 31, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 31, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (3)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

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.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesPublic participation and lobbying