H.R. 6107 – PAID OFF Act of 2025

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The PAID OFF Act of 2025 amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to tighten the rules on who can claim an exemption from registration. It blocks certain exemptions for agents representing foreign principals that are owned or controlled by a list of designated “countries of concern.” The bill also creates a new process for the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, to add or remove countries from that list, requiring congressional review and a joint resolution for approval. All changes would automatically expire five years after the law takes effect.

Key Provisions

Adds language to FARA’s exemption clause so that the exemptions do not apply to agents of foreign principals that are corporate or government entities owned or controlled by any of the countries listed in the State Department’s “countries of concern” list.
Specifies that the exemptions in subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), and (h) of FARA are limited for those agents tied to the listed countries.
Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act to let the Secretary of State, with the Attorney General, propose additions or deletions to the “country of concern” list, but the proposal must be sent to the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.
Requires that any change to the list be approved by a joint resolution of Congress that contains no preamble and follows a set format, after which the amendment becomes effective.
All new provisions automatically sunset five years after the act’s enactment.

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Rules, 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.

Foreign Affairs Committee

November 18, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Rules, 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.

Foreign Affairs Committee

November 18, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued November 18, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 6107

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 18, 2025

Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mr. Crow) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Rules, 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

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2025 or the PAID OFF Act of 2025.

2.

Treatment of exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938

(a)

Treatment of exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938

Section 3 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613), is amended—

(1)

in the matter preceding subsection (a), by inserting , except as provided in subsection (i) after principals; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(i)

Limitations

The exemptions under subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), and (h) shall not apply to any agent of a foreign principal that is a corporate or government entity that is owned or controlled by or more of the identified countries listed in clauses (i) through (v) of section 1(m)(1)(A) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(A)).

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(b)

Mechanism To amend definition of country of concern

Section 1(m) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and

(2)

by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:

(6)

Modification to definition of country of concern

(A)

In general

The Secretary of State may, in consultation with the Attorney General, propose the addition or deletion of countries described in paragraph (1)(A).

(B)

Submission

Any proposal described in subparagraph (A) shall—

(i)

be submitted to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and

(ii)

become effective upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval as described in subparagraph (C).

(C)

Joint resolution of approval

(i)

In general

For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), the term joint resolution of approval means only a joint resolution—

(I)

that does not have a preamble;

(II)

that includes in the matter after the resolving clause the following: That Congress approves the modification of the definition of country of concern under section (m) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as submitted by the Secretary of State on ____; and section 1(m)(1)(A) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(A)) is amended by ______., the blank spaces being appropriately filled in with the appropriate date and the amendatory language required to modify the list of countries in paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection by adding or deleting 1 or more countries; and

(III)

the title of which is as follows: Joint resolution approving modifications to definition of country of concern under section 1(m) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956..

(ii)

Referral

(I)

Senate

A resolution described in clause (i) that is introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

(II)

House of representatives

A resolution described in clause (i) that is introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

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(c)

Sunset

The amendments made by this section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.