What This Bill Does · Plain English
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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.
Action Timeline
2025-12-17
Held at the desk.
2025-12-17
Received in the House.
2025-12-17
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-12-16
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8794; text: CR S8794)
2025-12-16
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2025-11-03
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258.
2025-11-03
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
2025-11-03
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
2025-07-30
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-03-05
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.865 pass?
S.865 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 29%.
What does S.865 do?
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.
Who sponsored S.865?
S.865 was sponsored by Gary C. Peters (D-Michigan).
Full Bill Text
119 S865 ES: Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act U.S. Senate text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 865 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act . 2. Registrant disclosure regarding foreign agent registration exemption Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613(h) ). . Passed the Senate December 16, 2025. Secretary
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