# 116-hr-8940: To prohibit offices of Congress from appointing interns who are citizens of certain countries which exert malign foreign influences in the United States.

116-hr-8940, To prohibit offices of Congress from appointing interns who are citizens of certain countries which exert malign foreign influences in the United States., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8940
- Congress: 116
- Title: To prohibit offices of Congress from appointing interns who are citizens of certain countries which exert malign foreign influences in the United States.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits a congressional office from appointing an intern who is a citizen of a specified foreign country (e.g., Russia, Iran, North Korea, or China).

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8940 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8940)

## Related
- [116-hr-8896: AOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8896)
- [116-hr-8596: Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8596)
- [116-hr-8554: Federal Sunset Commission Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8554)
- [116-hr-8477: American Jobs First Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8477)
- [116-hr-8340: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 B…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8340)
- [116-hr-8265: To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to establish a program for se…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8265)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8940 (as of 2025-11-18).