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From the Congressional Record, Volume 165 (2019)









H.R. 4736 — A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to clarify the coverage of political activities directed within the United States by agents of foreign principals outside of the United States, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the application of disclaimer rules for political advertisements which are disseminated online and to reduce the incidence of illicit foreign money in elections, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the collection and transmission of ballots by third parties in elections for Federal office and to prohibit the availability of funds under such Act to States which permit non-citizens to vote in elections for public office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Posey, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Walker, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Stauber, and Mr. Steube), H8257 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, H8299 [21OC], H8389 [22OC], H8460 [23OC], H8542 [28OC], H8596 [29OC], H8742 [8NO], H8828 [13NO], H9059 [19NO], H9180 [26NO], H9257 [4DE]



From the Congressional Record, Volume 166 (2020)

H.R. 4736 — A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to clarify the coverage of political activities directed within the United States by agents of foreign principals outside of the United States, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the application of disclaimer rules for political advertisements which are disseminated online and to reduce the incidence of illicit foreign money in elections, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the collection and transmission of ballots by third parties in elections for Federal office and to prohibit the availability of funds under such Act to States which permit non-citizens to vote in elections for public office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Posey, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Walker, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Stauber, and Mr. Steube), H8257 [18OC]
Cosponsors added, H8299 [21OC], H8389 [22OC], H8460 [23OC], H8542 [28OC], H8596 [29OC], H8742 [8NO], H8828 [13NO], H9059 [19NO], H9180 [26NO], H9257 [4DE]