# 115-hr-5336: Foreign Influence Transparency Act

115-hr-5336, Foreign Influence Transparency Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5336
- Congress: 115
- Title: Foreign Influence Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Introduced: 2018-03-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Foreign Influence Transparency Act This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to limit the exemption from foreign agent registration with the Department of Justice for a person engaging in activities in furtherance of religious, scholastic, academic, or scientific pursuits or of the fine arts to only those activities that do not promote a foreign government's political agenda. The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended to require institutions to report to the Department of Education a gift or contract from a foreign source whose annual value is $50,000 or more. The fair market value of in-kind-gifts is included in such limit. Currently, a report is due if the annual value is $250,000 or more, considered alone or in combination with all other gifts from or contracts with a foreign source.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2018-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2018-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2018-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contri…
- 115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
- 115-hr-1164: Taylor Force Act
- 115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5336 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5336)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-1164: Taylor Force Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1164)
- [115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5336 (as of 2025-11-18).