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Requiring foreign state media outlets with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to comply with the Foreign Agents Registration Act by prohibiting the admission into such galleries…

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Requiring foreign state media outlets with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to comply with the Foreign Agents Registration Act by prohibiting the admission into such galleries of reporters and correspondents who are representatives of such outlets who are not in compliance with the requirements of such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 31, 2023 Introduced by: Bergman, Jack Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Sep 12, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight.
May 31, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 31, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution restricts access to the news media galleries in the House Chamber by representatives of media outlets that are affiliated with a foreign government, the family of the ruling monarch of a foreign country, or a foreign political party.

Specifically, the resolution bars access to the news media galleries by representatives of a foreign state media outlet if that outlet is not registered as a foreign agent or it otherwise fails to comply with applicable requirements for foreign agents.

In addition, before being admitted to the news media galleries, representatives of foreign state media outlets must (1) certify that they have, within the prior six months, undergone a background check conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (2) that the FBI determined they do not pose a threat to U.S. security.

The resolution also caps at 10 the number of reporters and correspondents from the same foreign state media outlet who may be admitted to the news media galleries.

The bill also requires a report on the most effective methods for implementing these restrictions.

What's happening now September 12, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight.

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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Sep 28, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 458: Requiring foreign state media outlets with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to comply with the Foreign Agents Registration Act by prohibiting the admission into such galleries of reporters and correspondents who are representatives of such outlets who are not in compliance with the requirements of such Act, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-458/
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"H. Res. 458: Requiring foreign state media outlets with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to comply with the Foreign Agents Registration Act by prohibiting the admission into such galleries of reporters and correspondents who are representatives of such outlets who are not in compliance with the requirements of such Act, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-458/.
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H. Res. 458, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-458/.
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[H. Res. 458: Requiring foreign state media outlets with credentialed members in the House news media galleries to comply with the Foreign Agents Registration Act by prohibiting the admission into such galleries of reporters and correspondents who are representatives of such outlets who are not in compliance with the requirements of such Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-458/)
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