US SB2039 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

US Congress Senate Bill 2039 (Prior Session Legislation)

US State Legislature page for SB2039

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 31 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6926-6929)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Disclosing Foreign Influence Act This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA): to repeal an exemption from registration under FARA for agents of foreign persons and entities in the private sector who register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA); to require such agents, after initial registration under FARA, to file subsequent statements at the same time, and in the same frequency, as reports filed with Congress under the LDA; and to authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue civil investigative demands to compel the production of documents relevant to FARA investigations before initiating criminal or civil proceedings. DOJ must develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to improve FARA enforcement and administration. The DOJ Inspector General must review: (1) the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy; and (2) the use, effectiveness, and potential abuse of DOJ's authority to issue civil investigative demands. The Government Accountability Office must analyze the effectiveness of FARA enforcement and administration.

Title

Disclosing Foreign Influence Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-31	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6926-6929)

Same As/Similar To

HB4170 (Same As) 2018-01-17 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 6.
HB6249 (Related) 2018-06-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.