S 4207 · 116th Congress · International Affairs

A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to require news outlets that are agents of a foreign principal to provide adequate disclosure of their status.

Introduced 2020-07-02· Sponsored by Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2020-07-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill requires a news outlet that is an agent of a foreign principal to provide certain disclosures. Specifically, any news outlet that is required to register as an agent of a foreign principal must include, in any transmission in or into the United States, that the transmission is made by an agent of a foreign principal and that additional infomation is on file with the Department of Justice.…

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans