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Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2021

12/30/2022, 8:33 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3172

Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2021

This bill modifies requirements related to the electronic database that contains the registrations that an agent of a foreign principal must file with the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Specifically, DOJ must establish and maintain the free and publicly accessible National Foreign Agents Database, which must make such foreign agent registrations searchable, sortable, and downloadable. The database must also make filed registrations and supplements immediately available for public inspection. (Currently, DOJ is required maintain a database with these features, but only to the extent that the features are technically practicable.)

The database must also meet federal standards for making digital information accessible to individuals with disabilities.

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Current Status of Bill S 3172

Bill S 3172 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since November 4, 2021. Bill S 3172 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on November 4, 2021.  Bill S 3172's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. as of November 4, 2021

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3172

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3172

Primary Policy Focus

International Affairs

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3172

Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2021
Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2021
A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to require registration statements filed under that Act to be filed in a structured data format to enable the statements to be digitized for purposes of the publicly available electronic database maintained under that Act, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3172

Cynthia M. Lummis
Cynthia M. Lummis
WyomingRepublican
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode IslandDemocrat

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