HR 5797
109th Congress
House
International Affairs
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign agents
Foreign corporations
Government Operations and Politics
Political parties
State-sponsored terrorism
To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to prohibit a person from acting as an agent of certain terrorist entities.
Introduced: July 13, 2006
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Jul 13, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to prohibit any person from acting as an agent of a foreign principal that is: (1) the government of a foreign country that the Secretary of State has determined to have repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; (2) a foreign political party of such a government; or (3) a partnership, association, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign country of such a government.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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