Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act
Latest action · Jun 27, 2023 Held at the desk.
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 16, 2023
- Passed SenateJun 22, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act
This bill requires registered lobbyists to disclose any foreign countries or political parties that are involved in the direction, planning, supervision, or control of the lobbyist's activities.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 16, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 16, 2023 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 16, 2023 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Mar 16, 2023 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Mar 16, 2023 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Mar 16, 2023 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Mar 16, 2023 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 16, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2023Markup Mar 29, 2023Reported Apr 25, 2023 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2023Received in the House.
- Jun 27, 2023Held at the desk.
- Jun 26, 2023Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 22, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2251; text: CR S2251)
- Apr 25, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 118-13.
- Apr 25, 2023Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 37.
- Mar 29, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Mar 16, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2251Text printed S2251 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Jun 22, 2023 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 5, 2023S. 829, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 29, 2023
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1190 | Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act | Identical bill | Feb 24, 2023 |
| S 2226 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 | Related bill | Jul 27, 2023 |
| HR 2670 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2023 |
| S 4254 | Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 30, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2023Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 25, 2023Reported to Senate
- Mar 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
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.
