Bill Details
HR.1883 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-05 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-03-05
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
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This bill would change the rules for lobbying registrations to make foreign influence more visible. It would require lobbyists to list not only their client information, but also any foreign government or foreign political party that helps direct, plan, supervise, or control the lobbying work. The goal is to make it clearer when foreign interests are involved in lobbying in the United States.
- It updates the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
- Registrations would have to include the name and address of each foreign government, foreign government agency, foreign subdivision, or foreign political party involved in the lobbying activity.
- This requirement applies even when that foreign entity is not the lobbyistâs client.
- The bill is meant to improve transparency about foreign influence in lobbying.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1883 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1883
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision
relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2025
Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision
relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disclosing Foreign Influence in
Lobbying Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION.
Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1603(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the offense.'' and
inserting the following: ``the offense; and
``(8) notwithstanding paragraph (4), the name and address
of each government of a foreign country (including any agency
or subdivision of a government of a foreign country, such as a
regional or municipal unit of government) and foreign political
party, other than the client, that participates in the
direction, planning, supervision, or control of any lobbying
activities of the registrant.''.
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