Bill116th CongressFiled Jul 2, 2020International Affairs
S. 4207
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.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 2, 2020)
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.
What just happenedJul 2, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA](D-CA)Sponsor
3 cosponsors1 D2 R
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- Introduced in SenateJul 2, 2020
- Jul 2, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee - Jul 2, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate