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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 865
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures
by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registra-
tion Act of 1938, as amended.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH5, 2025
Mr. P
ETERS(for himself and Mr. GRASSLEY) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require
certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions
under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as
amended.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lobbying Disclosure 4
Improvement Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. REGISTRANT DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN 1
AGENT REGISTRATION EXEMPTION. 2
Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 3
(2 U.S.C. 1603(b)) is amended— 4
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 5
inserting a semicolon; 6
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 7
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 8
(3) by adding at the end the following: 9
‘‘(8) a statement as to whether the registrant is 10
exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents 11
Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 12
613(h)).’’. 13
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