Foreign Propaganda Transparency Act

Marlin A. Stutzman

Republican · IN · Representative

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• Barry Moore (R-AL-1)Original· 2026-03-27
• Chip Roy (R-TX-21)Original· 2026-03-27
• Russell Fry (R-SC-7)Original· 2026-03-27

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-27

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would require foreign governments and their agents to disclose when they're spending money to influence American public opinion through media, advertising, or other communications. The law aims to help Americans identify propaganda and understand who is actually funding political messaging they encounter. It would likely affect foreign governments, media outlets with foreign backing, and potentially some international organizations operating in the United States.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8155 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8155 To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act to require certain disclosures on informational materials, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2026 Mr. Stutzman (for himself, Mr. Fry, Mr. Roy, and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act to require certain disclosures on informational materials, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Propaganda Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE. Section 4(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 614(b)) is amended by adding after ``Columbia.'' the following new sentence, ``The conspicuous statement shall also detail, where applicable, whether the foreign principal is supervised, directed, owned, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in part, by: a covered nation as defined in section 4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, or any other foreign government acting on behalf of, at the direction of, under the control of, or for the benefit of such a covered nation.'' <all>

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