To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify the definition of "foreign principal" and ensure transparency in lobbying on behalf of foreign interests.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8809 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8809 To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify the definition of ``foreign principal'' and ensure transparency in lobbying on behalf of foreign interests. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2026 Mr. Massie 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 the definition of ``foreign principal'' and ensure transparency in lobbying on behalf of foreign interests. 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 ``Americans Insist on Political Agent Clarity Act'' or the ``AIPAC Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) serves compelling interests in national security and transparency. (2) Disclosure requirements do not abridge free speech or association, as upheld in Meese v. Keene (1987) as well as Attorney General v. Irish Northern Aid Committee (1972). (3) Entities engaged in substantial advocacy aligned with foreign state interests should disclose such alignment to the public. SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF FOREIGN PRINCIPAL STATUS. (a) Definition of Foreign Principal.--Section 1(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611(b)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after ``United States;''; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: ``(4) any organization, association, corp