# 117-hr-9140: SHAME Act

117-hr-9140, SHAME Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9140
- Congress: 117
- Title: SHAME Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2022-10-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Helping Adversaries Manipulate Everything Act or the SHAME Act This bill prohibits registered agents or lobbyists of foreign adversaries from receiving compensation for their services. Violations are subject to civil penalties.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act
- 117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-9140 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9140)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9140 (as of 2025-11-18).