Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act

Bill: 119-s-865
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2025-03-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives

Licensing and registrations

Public participation and lobbying
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-30
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 865 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2025 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act . 2. Registrant disclosure regarding foreign agent registration exemption Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613(h) ). .