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Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2019

Introduced: July 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2019

This bill requires broadcast, cable, and satellite companies to publicly disclose the source of content from foreign agents that is distributed to American consumers.

In addition, such companies must report all requests for broadcast, cablecast, or origination time made by or on behalf of foreign agents.

What's happening now July 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 4, 2019
McNerney, Jerry
· Jul 11, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3698: Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3698/
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"H.R. 3698: Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3698/.
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H.R. 3698, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3698/.
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