118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 434 — PAID OFF Act of 2023

“A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes.”

International affairs

Introduced Feb 15, 2023

Last action Feb 15, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Feb 15, 2023

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Referred

Feb 15, 2023

Foreign Relations

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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 Octobe...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Feb 15, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 15, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.