Countering Foreign Propaganda Act of 2018
Latest action · Mar 23, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 20, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Countering Foreign Propaganda Act of 2018
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a U.S.-based foreign media outlet to submit to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a report every six months that contains: (1) the name of the outlet, and (2) a description of the outlet's relationship with its foreign principal, including the legal relationship and funding the outlet receives from the principal. The FCC must transmit a summary of such reports to Congress and make them publicly available.
The bill requires a U.S.-based foreign media outlet that produces or distributes any video programming for a foreign principal that is or intended to be transmitted by a multichannel video programming distributor (such as cable operators and direct satellite services) to U.S. consumers to include a conspicuous statement that the programming is produced or distributed by the outlet on behalf of its foreign principal. The FCC may define by rule what constitutes a "conspicuous statement."
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2018 to Jul 11, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Mar 20, 2018 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Apr 12, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jul 11, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 20, 2018 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Mar 20, 2018Introduced in House
- Mar 20, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 48, March 20, 2018, page H1729.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require United States-based foreign media outlets to submit semiannual reports to the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Countering Foreign Propaganda Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Congressional oversight
- Foreign and international corporations
- Government studies and investigations
- International exchange and broadcasting
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Science, Technology, Communications
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
