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S 3172 117th Congress Senate International Affairs

Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2021

Introduced: November 4, 2021 Introduced by: Lummis, Cynthia M. Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 4, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 4, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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