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Democracy Dies in Darkness Act

USA117th CongressS-319| Senate 
| Updated: 2/12/2021
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (1)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Democracy Dies in Darkness Act This bill requires foreign agents to prominently disclose their foreign principal as the source of any paid inserts placed by them in certain U.S.-based publications (e.g., magazines, journals, and news publications). The bill also establishes requirements to make a foreign agent's disclosure of a foreign principal's involvement in certain informational materials more prominent.
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Feb 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • February 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Democracy Dies in Darkness Act

USA117th CongressS-319| Senate 
| Updated: 2/12/2021
Democracy Dies in Darkness Act This bill requires foreign agents to prominently disclose their foreign principal as the source of any paid inserts placed by them in certain U.S.-based publications (e.g., magazines, journals, and news publications). The bill also establishes requirements to make a foreign agent's disclosure of a foreign principal's involvement in certain informational materials more prominent.
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Timeline
Feb 12, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • February 12, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 12, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (1)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Marketing and advertisingNews media and reportingPublic participation and lobbying