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S 434 118th Congress Senate International Affairs

PAID OFF Act of 2023

Introduced: February 15, 2023 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S427)
Feb 15, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2023 or the PAID OFF Act of 2023

This bill requires certain persons to register as agents of a foreign principal if the foreign principal in question is China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, or Syria.

Currently, the Foreign Agents Registration Act exempts certain agents from the act's registration requirements, including agents (1) engaged only in private and nonpolitical activities to advance a foreign principal's bona fide trade or commerce interests, or (2) engaged in certain lobbying activities and where the agent has registered as a lobbyist. Under this bill, these exemptions shall not apply if the foreign principal is one of the countries specified in this bill.

The changes made by this bill shall expire on October 1, 2026.

What's happening now February 15, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S427)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1099 Identical bill PAID OFF Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 15, 2023
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 15, 2023
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Feb 15, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 15, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 15, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 434: PAID OFF Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-434/
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"S. 434: PAID OFF Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-434/.
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S. 434, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-434/.
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