Bill S.4901 titled “A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations (text: CR S4858) by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn with Deb Fischer, Bill Hagerty, Marco Rubio, Sheldon Whitehouse as cosponsors.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes. | Sen. Cornyn, John | Senate |
