SB5682: Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify that foreign government-owned media operating in the United States must register as a foreign agent.
Plain-language summary
This bill would change the Foreign Agents Registration Act to make clear that media outlets owned by foreign governments must register as foreign agents with the U.S. government. Foreign agents are people or organizations that work for foreign governments or political groups and must publicly disclose this relationship. The bill targets government-owned media like state-run television networks operating in America. Currently, the law's application to foreign government media is unclear. The bill is in the introductory stage and has not yet been assigned to a .
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SB5682: Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration Act