# 115-hr-4551: Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act

115-hr-4551, Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4551
- Congress: 115
- Title: Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Introduced: 2017-12-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Intelligence Directors Lobbying Prevention Act This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to prohibit any individual who served as the head of any element of the intelligence community from acting as the agent of a foreign principal, including by engaging in lobbying activity on behalf of a foreign entity. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with each element of the intelligence community, shall submit annual reports to Congress on the compliance of former heads of such elements with respect to such prohibition.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6046: Duty to Report Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5942: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4551 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4551)

## Related
- [115-hr-7228: Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7228)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6046: Duty to Report Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6046)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5942: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5942)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4551 (as of 2025-11-18).