3.0.0 1419 2023-01-11T13:47:02Z 2023-01-11T13:47:02Z House HR 2021-02-26 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 37 (Friday, February 26, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. OMAR:H.R. 1419.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 1[Page H859]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2021-04-28T06:13:42Z Referred to 2021-02-26T14:05:45Z For the People Act of 2021 117 1 HR 2021-03-11 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2021 117 2093 S 2021-09-15 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S6516-6517) Related bill CRS 2021-04-28 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2021-02-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-02-26 True P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2021-02-26 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2021-03-01 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2021-09-29 False Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Department of Justice Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Public participation and lobbying Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-02-26 Introduced in House 2021-04-13T16:27:06Z Protect Against Unlawful Lobbying (PAUL) Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a separate unit for the investigation and enforcement of provisions requiring registration of foreign agents. It provides DOJ with the authority to impose civil monetary penalties for violations and requires foreign agents to disclose transactions involving things of financial value conferred on officeholders by foreign principals.

]]> Protect Against Unlawful Lobbying (PAUL) Act of 2021 Display Title Protect Against Unlawful Lobbying (PAUL) Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to establish a separate unit within the Department of Justice for the investigation and enforcement of such Act, to provide the Attorney General with the authority to impose civil money penalties for violations of such Act, and to require agents of foreign principals who are registered under such Act to disclose transactions involving things of financial value conferred on officeholders. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protect Against Unlawful Lobbying (PAUL) Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1419ih/xml/BILLS-117hr1419ih.xml 2021-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.