Bill Details
S.865 - 119th Congress
Status
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2025-12-17 - Held at the desk.
Introduced Date
2025-03-05
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
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This bill would change the rules for people and groups that register under federal lobbying law. It would require them to say whether they are exempt from registration under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which is the law that covers certain work done on behalf of foreign interests. In simple terms, the bill adds a new disclosure so the public can better see whether a lobbyist or lobbying group may also fall under a foreign-agent exemption. The goal is to improve transparency about who is lobbying and under what legal status.
- Registrants would have to include a statement saying whether they are exempt under the foreign agent law.
- The change would be added to the existing disclosure form used under the federal lobbying disclosure law.
- The bill does not create a new ban on lobbying; it mainly adds a reporting requirement.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 865 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 865
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain
disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
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 ``Lobbying Disclosure Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. REGISTRANT DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN AGENT REGISTRATION
EXEMPTION.
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'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt
under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613(h)).''.
Passed the Senate December 16, 2025.
Attest:
Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 865
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain
disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.