A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to establish a section within the Department of Justice with responsibility for the enforcement of laws against suspected operatives or agents of foreign governments, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2482| Senate
| Updated: 3/1/2018
Dianne Feinstein
Democratic Senator
California
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 This bill establishes, in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice, a new section to enforce laws against suspected operatives or unregistered agents of foreign governments. Additionally, it removes the exemption from lobbyist registration requirements for certain foreign agents.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Civil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEvidence and witnessesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesPublic participation and lobbying
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to establish a section within the Department of Justice with responsibility for the enforcement of laws against suspected operatives or agents of foreign governments, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2482| Senate
| Updated: 3/1/2018
Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 This bill establishes, in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice, a new section to enforce laws against suspected operatives or unregistered agents of foreign governments. Additionally, it removes the exemption from lobbyist registration requirements for certain foreign agents.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dianne Feinstein
Democratic Senator
California
Foreign Relations Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEvidence and witnessesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesPublic participation and lobbying