PAID OFF Act of 2022

Summary

Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2022 or the PAID OFF Act of 2022 This bill requires certain persons to register as agents of a foreign principal if the foreign principal in question is China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Syria. Currently, the Foreign Agents Registration Act exempts certain agents from the act's registration requirements, including agents (1) engaged only in private and nonpolitical activities to advance a foreign principal's bona fide trade or commerce interests, or (2) engaged in certain lobbying activities and where the agent has registered as a lobbyist. Under this bill, these exemptions shall not apply if the foreign principal is one of the countries specified in this bill. The changes made by this bill shall expire on October 1, 2025.

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Timeline

1. 18 October 2022

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 18 October 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 October 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 October 2022 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 October 2022

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 October 2022

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 October 2022

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Sponsors

• August Pfluger · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

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