H.R. 10166 – Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act

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The Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act would change the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) so that people who run monetized social‑media accounts are treated like foreign agents for disclosure purposes. It requires those influencers to file registration statements with the Department of Justice, making their foreign‑related activities public. The bill mainly affects social‑media influencers who earn money from their platforms.

Key Provisions

Adds “social media influencer” to the list of persons covered by FARA, meaning they must register if they act on behalf of a foreign principal.
Defines a “social media influencer” as anyone with a monetized account on any social‑media platform.
Adopts the existing legal definition of “social media platform” from the 2022 Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

August 27, 2026

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Introduced in House

August 27, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

August 27, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued August 27, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10166

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 27, 2026

Mrs. Luna (for herself, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Moskowitz, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Wied, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Finstad, Mr. McDowell, Mr. McCormick, and Mr. Fuller) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act to require social media influencers to submit registration statements, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act.

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Inclusion of social media influencers

Section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (h), by inserting a social media influencer or after includes;

(2)

in subsection (p), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new subsections:

(r)

The term social media influencer means any person who has a monetized social media account on any social media platform;

(s)

The term social media platform has the meaning given such term defined in section 124 of the Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 (42 U.S.C. 1862w).

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