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HR 5331 115th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Business records Government information and archives Television and film

Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018

Introduced: March 19, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require broadcast, cable, and satellite providers to record and submit to federal authorities specified information about requests by an entity registered as a foreign agent to broadcast content that is intended for American consumers. Such content must include a statement that the content is being distributed by a foreign agent or by an agent on behalf of a foreign principal.

What's happening now March 23, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5331: Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5331/
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"H.R. 5331: Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5331/.
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H.R. 5331, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5331/.
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