Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act

Summary

Foreign Agent Lobbying Transparency Enforcement Act This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to impose graduated civil fines for multiple offenses under FARA by an individual who is an agent of a foreign principal. The bill makes it unlawful for any such person within the United States who is required to register under FARA to transmit or cause to be transmitted in the U.S. mail, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, informational materials for or in the interests of such foreign principal without filing with DOJ: (1) the name of each original recipient of the materials, and (2) the original date on which the materials will be distributed.

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Timeline

1. 31 July 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 31 July 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 31 July 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← REFUSE Act