YourVoice.Now Summary
Transparency & AccountabilityLobbyists would have to say if they skip the foreign agent list — on a form anyone can read.
Transparency & Accountability
People who work for foreign firms or groups can skip signing up with the Justice Department by registering as lobbyists instead. The new question puts that choice on a form anyone can look up.
More about this bill
You would not see any change in daily life. The change lands on a public record: lobbying registration forms would carry one more answer. A 1938 law makes people who work for foreign interests register with the Justice Department. Someone working for a foreign company or group can skip that step by registering as a lobbyist instead. People working for foreign governments or foreign political parties cannot. Every lobbying registration would have to say whether the filer uses that option. Those registrations are free to search online. The Senate passed the bill on December 16, 2025. It would still need the House and the President's signature.
Congressional Summary
Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act This bill requires registered lobbyists to disclose whether they are exempt from having to register as foreign agents due to their lobbying activities and status as registered lobbyists.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-11-03
- Date Added
- 2026-07-25
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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