3.0.0 4847 2023-03-08T19:59:18Z 2023-03-08T19:59:18Z House HR 2021-07-29 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 133 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PORTER:H.R. 4847.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4295]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T18:34:20Z Referred to 2021-07-29T14:05:00Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2021-07-29T14:05:05Z H. Rept. 117-696 Foreign Agents Disclosure and Registration Enhancement Act of 2021 117 1724 S 2021-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3196) Related bill CRS 2022-11-01 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2021-07-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2021-07-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 N S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2021-08-06 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2021-08-10 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2021-08-13 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-08-20 False D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2021-10-08 False M000687 Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] KWEISI MFUME D MD 7 2022-11-14 False Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-07-29 Introduced in House 2022-05-23T22:15:52Z Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act of 2021

This bill expands the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals. It also revises foreign-agent disclosure requirements.

Specifically, the bill expands the ban on campaign spending by foreign nationals to include corporations that are subject to specified levels of ownership or control by foreign nationals or governments.

The bill prohibits certain types of tax-exempt, foreign-affiliated organizations from taking certain campaign-related actions, such as contributing to a super political action committee.

Further, the bill prohibits foreign nationals from (1) participating in the decision-making process regarding an election expenditure, or (2) making contributions in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda.

The bill prohibits political committees from accepting direct or bundled contributions from registered foreign agents.

Next, the bill makes various changes to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA), such as by (1) repealing an exemption from FARA requirements for individuals registered as lobbyists, and (2) expanding filing and labeling requirements related to the transmission of informational materials in the interests of a foreign principal.

In addition, the bill provides the Department of Justice (DOJ) with a mechanism to demand evidence for investigating compliance with FARA.

Further, the bill provides for various civil penalties for failing to meet agent registration requirements. The foreign principal of a penalized agent may not pay the imposed fines.

DOJ must establish a unit for the investigation and enforcement of FARA.

The Government Accountability Office must analyze the effectiveness of FARA enforcement.

]]> Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to treat certain foreign-owned corporations and business organizations as foreign nationals for purposes of the ban on campaign activity, to prohibit foreign-affiliated section 501(c)(4) organizations from making contributions to super PACs or disbursing funds for independent expenditures or electioneering communications, to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to reform the procedures for the registration of agents of foreign principals under such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4847ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4847ih.xml 2022-11-01 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.