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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 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 13, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now July 13, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 19, 2006
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 13, 2006
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Jul 13, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5797: To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to prohibit a person from acting as an agent of certain terrorist entities.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5797/
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"H.R. 5797: To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to prohibit a person from acting as an agent of certain terrorist entities.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5797/.
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H.R. 5797, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5797/.
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