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Democracy Dies in Darkness Act

Introduced: February 12, 2021 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 12, 2021
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Democracy Dies in Darkness Act

This bill requires foreign agents to prominently disclose their foreign principal as the source of any paid inserts placed by them in certain U.S.-based publications (e.g., magazines, journals, and news publications). The bill also establishes requirements to make a foreign agent's disclosure of a foreign principal's involvement in certain informational materials more prominent.

What's happening now February 12, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Mar 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 319: Democracy Dies in Darkness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-319/
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"S. 319: Democracy Dies in Darkness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-319/.
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S. 319, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-319/.
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