S 856 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

Introduced 2025-03-05· Sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Held at the desk.(2025-12-17)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 856 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 856 To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2025 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION. Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(b)) is amended-- (1) in p…

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S. 856, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

Sep 19, 2025

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2025

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Cosponsors (5)

3 Democrats2 Republicans