US SB4207 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires a news outlet that is an agent of a foreign principal to provide certain disclosures. Specifically, any news outlet that is required to register as an agent of a foreign principal must include, in any transmission in or into the United States, that the transmission is made by an agent of a foreign principal and that additional infomation is on file with the Department of Justice.
Title
A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to require news outlets that are agents of a foreign principal to provide adequate disclosure of their status.
Sponsors
| Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Ben Sasse [R-NE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Subjects
Government information and archives
International affairs
News media and reporting
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying
International affairs
News media and reporting
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4207/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4207/BILLS-116s4207is.pdf |
