HR 9236 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 26, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedOct 25, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to annually publish a list of entities that hold a license or other authorization granted by the FCC and have ties to specified foreign countries. An entity must be listed if China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia (or organizations subject to the jurisdictions of those governments) owns 10% or more of the entity.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 25, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalOct 25, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 26, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  2. Oct 25, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Oct 25, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2022Introduced in House

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