Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)

Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act

H.R. 10166 · House bill International Affairs

A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 20 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act. It amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938. The main goal is to require certain people to submit registration statements. Specifically, it updates the law to include social media influencers. A social media influencer is defined as someone with a monetized social media account on a social media platform.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +4

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    Expands the reach of the Foreign Agents Registration Act to include digital content creators.

  • Scored +4

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    Creates a public record of influencers acting as foreign agents.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make elections run better?

    Attempts to reduce undisclosed foreign influence in domestic discourse.

The opposite· 3 of 7

  • Scored -4

    Does this protect people from being watched or searched?

    Requires individuals to register and disclose their status as foreign agents to the government.

  • Scored -3

    Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?

    Young adults are the primary demographic of social media influencers affected by registration burdens.

  • Scored -3

    Does this protect the individual right to speak freely?

    Imposes registration and disclosure mandates on speech conducted by monetized accounts.