S. 5682

Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration Act

Sponsor: Rick Scott · 0 cosponsors

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Introduced Oct 15
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Introduced Oct 15
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Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Oct 15)

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Sec. 1. Short title

Sec. 2. Definition

Sec. 3. Reports to the Congress

The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) is amended by striking section 11 (22 U.S.C. 621) and inserting the following:

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11. Reports to the Congress

(a) The Attorney General shall provide an annual report to the Congress concerning administration of this Act, including registrations filed pursuant to this Act, and the nature, sources and content of political propaganda disseminated and distributed.

(b) In each report submitted under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall include in the report—

(1) a list of each foreign media outlet operating in the United States that is owned, controlled, or financed directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by a government of a foreign country; and

(2) with respect to each foreign media outlet described in paragraph (1)—

(A) a statement of whether the foreign media outlet is registered under this Act; and

(B) if the foreign media outlet is not registered under this Act, an explanation of why the foreign media outlet is not registered under this Act.