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Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)

Foreign Propaganda Transparency Act

H.R. 8155 · House bill International Affairs

A Republican bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 3 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 Transparency Act. It proposes to change the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938. The goal is to require more specific disclosures on informational materials. Specifically, it would require a statement detailing if a foreign principal is linked to a covered nation or a foreign government acting for such a nation.

Yes

  • Scored +5

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

    Increases transparency regarding foreign government influence in informational materials.

  • Scored +2

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    Increases federal oversight by adding disclosure requirements to the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.