# 119-hr-3229: Foreign Agents Transparency Act

119-hr-3229, Foreign Agents Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3229
- Congress: 119
- Title: Foreign Agents Transparency Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would tighten the Foreign Agents Registration Act to ensure retroactive registration and enforcement for past foreign‑agent activity.** It would let the Attorney General seek court orders for past noncompliance and require annual, machine‑readable reports to Congress. - People who served as foreign agents: would have to register covering the period they acted, including activity from the five‑year period before enactment. - Attorney General and courts: would be able to seek orders to enforce FARA while a person acts or at any time after, and could require ongoing or retroactive compliance for periods when the person acted. - Congress and public oversight: the Attorney General would submit a machine‑readable report within one year and then annually listing each enforcement action, the names of covered individuals, the rationale for the action, and the action's status.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger enforcement of foreign agent registration: cost, low. This bill would tighten and extend enforcement of the foreign agent registration law. The Attorney General could ask a court to order compliance. This could happen while someone acts as an agent or any time later. Courts could order fixes for past periods when a person acted, even if the person has…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3229 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3229)

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- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3229 (as of 2026-04-21).