Democracy Dies in Darkness Act This bill requires foreign agents to prominently disclose their foreign principal as the source of any paid inserts placed by them in certain U.S.-based publications (e.g., magazines, journals, and news publications). The bill also establishes requirements to make a foreign agent's disclosure of a foreign principal's involvement in certain informational materials more prominent.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Democracy Dies in Darkness Act
USA117th CongressS-319| Senate
| Updated: 2/12/2021
Democracy Dies in Darkness Act This bill requires foreign agents to prominently disclose their foreign principal as the source of any paid inserts placed by them in certain U.S.-based publications (e.g., magazines, journals, and news publications). The bill also establishes requirements to make a foreign agent's disclosure of a foreign principal's involvement in certain informational materials more prominent.