Transnational Repression Policy Act
Sponsored By: Representative Smith (NJ)
Introduced
Summary
Protects people from foreign governments' cross-border intimidation and abuse. The bill would create a State Department‑led interagency strategy, training, legal updates, and funding to deter, document, and hold accountable foreign actors who target dissidents, journalists, students, and diaspora communities.
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- Targeted people and diaspora: Would protect individuals in the United States and U.S. nationals abroad who face intimidation, harassment, or threats and require a coordinated U.S. strategy within 270 days plus annual updates.
- Law enforcement and prosecutors: Would push federal agencies to coordinate investigations, consider changes to laws including the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and 18 U.S.C. 951, and direct the Attorney General to publish a toolkit within 270 days to help reporting and prosecutions.
- Civil society, diplomats, and international partners: Would authorize funding for fiscal year 2026 to develop training, curricula, research, victim assistance, and diplomatic outreach to build coalitions and monitor reprisals.
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3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
National plan to counter foreign repression
The Secretary of State would submit a unified U.S. strategy on transnational repression within 270 days. It would aim to raise global awareness, hold offenders accountable, protect targeted people, and work with allies. The plan would consider options for legal updates, support for NGOs, outreach to diaspora communities, and controls on surveillance tech. It would review the legality of overseas police stations and could include a classified annex. The Secretary would provide yearly updates to Congress.
Toolkit for people targeted by foreign repression
The Attorney General would publish a toolkit for people in the United States targeted by transnational repression. It would explain what federal help exists and how to get it. The Attorney General would consult with DHS and the FBI. The toolkit would be published no later than 270 days after enactment.
Training to spot and stop transnational repression
The State Department would offer training to its staff, including overseas leaders, on transnational repression tactics and policy. The Attorney General would develop training for DOJ, DHS, HHS, police, and selected private and community partners. Annual trainings with congressional caseworker staff would start within 270 days after enactment. Congress could fund this with whatever amounts are needed for fiscal year 2026.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Smith (NJ)
NJ • R
Cosponsors
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/26/2025
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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