Foreign Agents Transparency Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3229 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3229 To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify that the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register as foreign agents under the Act is continuing with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2025 Mr. Cline (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Wittman, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify that the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register as foreign agents under the Act is continuing with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, 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 Agents Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. CLARIFYING THE CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO REGISTER AS AN AGENT OF A FOREIGN PRINCIPAL. (a) Obligation.--The third sentence of section 2(a) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 612(a)) is amended by striking ``for the period'' and inserting ``covering the period''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any individual who serves as the agent of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.)-- (1) during the 5