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Foreign Influence Transparency Act

USA116th CongressS-3313| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2020
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (2)
Tom Cotton (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Foreign Influence Transparency Act This bill addresses foreign influence in higher education and in certain other academic, religious, and artistic pursuits. Current law exempts from foreign agent registration requirements a person engaging in activities in furtherance of religious, scholastic, academic, or scientific pursuits or of the fine arts. The bill specifies that this exemption applies only to those activities that do not promote the political agenda of a foreign government. Under current law, an institution of higher education is required to disclose to the Department of Education a gift or contract that is from a foreign source and is valued at $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with a foreign source. The bill instead requires the institution to disclose such a gift or contract that is valued at $50,000 or more. An institution must include in its disclosure report the contents of any such contract and make the contents available for public disclosure.
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Timeline
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 28, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7063
Introduced in House
  • February 13, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • May 28, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7063
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7063: Foreign Influence Transparency Act
Art, artists, authorshipCultural exchanges and relationsGeneral science and technology mattersGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInternational exchange and broadcastingPerforming artsPublic participation and lobbyingReligionTeaching, teachers, curricula

Foreign Influence Transparency Act

USA116th CongressS-3313| Senate 
| Updated: 2/13/2020
Foreign Influence Transparency Act This bill addresses foreign influence in higher education and in certain other academic, religious, and artistic pursuits. Current law exempts from foreign agent registration requirements a person engaging in activities in furtherance of religious, scholastic, academic, or scientific pursuits or of the fine arts. The bill specifies that this exemption applies only to those activities that do not promote the political agenda of a foreign government. Under current law, an institution of higher education is required to disclose to the Department of Education a gift or contract that is from a foreign source and is valued at $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with a foreign source. The bill instead requires the institution to disclose such a gift or contract that is valued at $50,000 or more. An institution must include in its disclosure report the contents of any such contract and make the contents available for public disclosure.
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Timeline
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 28, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-7063
Introduced in House
  • February 13, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 13, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • May 28, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-7063
    Introduced in House
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (2)
Tom Cotton (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7063: Foreign Influence Transparency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Art, artists, authorshipCultural exchanges and relationsGeneral science and technology mattersGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInternational exchange and broadcastingPerforming artsPublic participation and lobbyingReligionTeaching, teachers, curricula