US Congress House Bill 5181 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 10 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: foreign governments, including the governments of the Russian Federation and China, use disinformation and other propaganda tools to undermine the national security objectives of the United States and key allies and partners; the U.S. government should develop a comprehensive strategy to counter foreign disinformation and propaganda and assert leadership in developing a fact-based strategic narrative; and an important element of this strategy should be to promote an independent press in countries that are vulnerable to foreign disinformation. The Department of State shall establish a Center for Information Analysis and Response to: lead and coordinate the collection and analysis of information on foreign government information warfare efforts; establish a framework for the integration of critical data and analysis on foreign propaganda and disinformation efforts into the development of national strategy; and develop and synchronize government initiatives to expose and counter foreign information operations directed against U.S. national security interests and advance fact-based narratives that support U.S. allies and interests. When selecting participants for U.S. educational and cultural exchange programs, special consideration shall be given to students and community leaders from populations and countries deemed vulnerable to foreign propaganda and disinformation campaigns.

Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016

Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2016-05-10	House	Introduced in House

SB2692 (Related) 2016-03-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5181/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5181/BILLS-114hr5181ih.pdf