S981-119

Introduced

To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify that the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register as foreign agents under the Act is continuing with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 12, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify that the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register as foreign agents under the Act is continuing with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HFF046E2AC0AC47CEA89FC7891CC54319: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Agents Transparency Act.
  • Section HB294D0CFB0AC458599F8DD703077305E: 2. Clarifying the continuing obligation to register as an agent of a foreign principal The third sentence of section 2(a) of the Foreign Agents Registration...
  • Section H8C210122E2F1461592F69D0873E088BC: 3. Permitting order requiring compliance to apply after FARA activities have ended Section 8(f) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22...
  • Section ide324ba482bb54ce38535eea3c2f3da4d: 4. Annual reports relating to compliance In this section— the term covered action means an action taken by the Attorney General against a covered individual to...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify that the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register as foreign agents under the Act is continuing with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Transportation, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify that the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register as foreign agents under the Act is continuing with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Transportation Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 12, 2025

Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Young, and Ms. …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Transportation Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered action" §ide324ba482bb54ce38535eea3c2f3da4d

an action taken by the Attorney General against a covered individual to enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), as amended by sections 2 and 3 of this Act

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