3.0.0 625 2023-01-11T13:36:16Z 2023-01-11T13:36:16Z Senate S 2017-03-14 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-14T21:08:29Z Repelling Encroachment by Foreigners into U.S. Elections Act 115 6249 HR 2018-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act 115 2811 HR 2017-07-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 2017-03-14 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-03-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2017-03-14 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-03-21 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-03-21 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-08-03 False International Affairs Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Marketing and advertising News media and reporting Public participation and lobbying Television and film User charges and fees International Affairs 00 2017-03-14 Introduced in Senate 2018-03-09T22:30:47Z Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act

This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) to provide that whenever the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reason to believe that a person or enterprise may be in possession or control of documentary material relevant to an investigation under FARA, the DOJ, before initiating a civil or criminal proceeding with respect to the production of such material, may serve a written demand upon the entity to produce the material for examination.

The bill includes social media communications under information that foreign agents must file with DOJ. Under certain circumstances, social media communications are exempted from the requirement for foreign agents to include a disclosure statement in informational materials. Informational materials disseminated by a foreign agent as part of an activity that would not require registration, need not be filed.

The FARA Registration Unit shall submit a semiannual report to Congress regarding the administration of FARA, including the number of investigations initiated based upon a perceived violation and the number of such investigations that were referred to DOJ for prosecution.

]]> Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act Display Title Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to preserve the integrity of American elections by providing the Attorney General with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent Federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act Introduced in Senate 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s625is/xml/BILLS-115s625is.xml 2017-03-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.