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S. 856 119th Congress Senate

Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act.

Introduced: March 5, 2025 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 17, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 17, 2025
Held at the desk.
Dec 17, 2025
Received in the House.
Dec 16, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8794; text: CR S8794)
Dec 16, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 3, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 257.
Nov 3, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 30, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

This bill requires registered lobbyists to disclose any foreign countries or political parties that are involved in the direction, planning, supervision, or control of the lobbyist's activities.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1883 Identical bill Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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    for A NEW POLICY INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • A NEW POLICY INC.
    for A NEW POLICY INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

A filing lists the bills it worked on and the parts of government it contacted in separate sections, so these are the bodies those filers named anywhere in the filing, not a per-bill breakdown.

 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 5, 2025
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2025
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 5, 2025
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 5, 2025
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 5, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 856: Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-856/
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"S. 856: Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-856/.
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S. 856, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-856/.
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