[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6049-S6050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DISCLOSING FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN LOBBYING ACT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate

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proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 491, S. 4254.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 4254) to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
     1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of 
     registrations under that Act.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read 
a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 4254) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                S. 4254

       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 foreign government, 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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