Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018
Latest action · Mar 1, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 1, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018
This bill establishes, in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice, a new section to enforce laws against suspected operatives or unregistered agents of foreign governments. Additionally, it removes the exemption from lobbyist registration requirements for certain foreign agents.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 1, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 1, 2018 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Mar 1, 2018 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Mar 1, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Mar 1, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Public participation and lobbying
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2018Introduced in Senate
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