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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4923 
To impose sanctions on persons who knowingly provide content or media 
services to sanctioned foreign propaganda outlets, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 8, 2025 
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Oversight and Government 
Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions on persons who knowingly provide con-
tent or media services to sanctioned foreign propaganda 
outlets, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Foreign Propa-
ganda Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13846. 
Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018 (83 Fed. 
Reg. 38939), entitled ‘‘Reimposing Certain Sanctions 
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With Respect to Iran’’, shall have the force and effect of 
law. 
SEC. 3. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PROVISION OF 
MEDIA SERVICES TO SANCTIONED FOREIGN 
MEDIA ENTITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to any 
person who knowingly provides material support or media 
services, and receives compensation, barter, or any other 
form of consideration therefor, to a covered foreign media 
entity. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section applies to any 
United States person or foreign person subject to the ju-
risdiction of the United States. 
(c) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) The blocking and prohibition of all trans-
actions in property and interests in property of the 
person pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 18 seq.). 
(2) The prohibition on United States persons 
from entering into procurement contracts or trans-
actions with the person. 
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(3) The prohibition of financing assistance from 
the Export-Import Bank of the United States to the 
person. 
(4) In the case of a person that is an alien, the 
denial of a visa or exclusion from the United States 
in accordance with section of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(C)). 
(d) WAIVER.—The President may waive the applica-
tion of sanctions under this section with respect to a per-
son if the President— 
(1) determines that such a waiver is in the na-
tional interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits to the appropriate congressional 
committees a written explanation of the reasons for 
the waiver. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that includes— 
(1) a list of all persons, including United States 
persons and foreign persons subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the United States, that have knowingly pro-
vided material support or media services to any cov-
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ered foreign media entity and a description of the 
nature, value, duration, and scope of such trans-
actions, including any payments, barter arrange-
ments, or third-party facilitation mechanisms; 
(2) any enforcement actions, designations, pen-
alties, or license denials initiated pursuant to this 
Act or other applicable sanctions authorities during 
the reporting period; and 
(3) an assessment of to the extent the Govern-
ment of Iran, including the Islamic Republic of Iran 
Broadcasting and its affiliates, has directly or indi-
rectly financed or contracted with any foreign news 
organization, media outlet, production company, or 
content distributor— 
(A) to disseminate regime-aligned nar-
ratives, disinformation, or coercive propaganda 
targeting U.S. or allied audiences; or 
(B) to circumvent existing U.S. sanctions 
or export control measures through third-party 
intermediaries or subsidiaries. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Finance, and the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(2) the term ‘‘foreign media entity’’ means any 
media organization that— 
(A) is owned, controlled, funded, or oper-
ated, in whole or in part, by a foreign govern-
ment or an entity designated pursuant to 
United States sanctions law; 
(B) is designated by the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, as an instrument of foreign 
state propaganda or foreign malign influence 
operations; or 
(C) acts on behalf of, or in coordination 
with, a sanctioned foreign person to disseminate 
disinformation, suppress dissent, or engage in 
state-sponsored information operations; 
(3) the term ‘‘knowingly’’ means that a person 
has actual knowledge of the conduct, the cir-
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cumstance, or the result, or should have known of 
the conduct, the circumstance, or the result; 
(4) the term ‘‘material support or media serv-
ices’’ includes the provision of content, editorial serv-
ices, journalistic contributions, photographs, video 
footage, syndicated materials, production infrastruc-
ture, backend technology, distribution platforms, or 
any service or resource that directly enables the 
broadcast, publication, or dissemination of informa-
tion; and 
(5) the term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or any jurisdiction within the 
United States, including any foreign branch of 
such entity; and 
(C) any person physically present in the 
United States. 
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