Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2879: Creates the foreign agents registration act
Status: In committee, March 10, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 130, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the foreign agents registration act, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 130, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 130.300, to read as follows: 130.300. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Agent of a hostile foreign principal", includes any person: (a) Who acts as an agent, employee, representative, or servant, or otherwise acts at the order, request, or under the direction or control of a hostile foreign principal; (b) Whose actions are financed in who.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 130, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the foreign agents registration act, with penalty provisions. Section A. Chapter 130, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 130.300, to read as follows: 130.300. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Agent of a hostile foreign principal", includes any person: (a) Who acts as an agent, employee, representative, or servant, or otherwise acts at the order, request, or under the direction or control of a hostile foreign principal; (b) Whose actions are financed in whole or in part by a hostile foreign principal; and (c) Who engages in political activity; (2) "Foreign-supported political organization", a political party or a domestic partnership, association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of persons that has, within the past five calendar years, received money or other things of value from a hostile foreign principal or an agent of a hostile foreign principal and which engages in political activity; (3) "Hostile foreign country", any foreign nation that has been determined to be a foreign adversary by the United States Department of Commerce under 15 C.F.R. 791.4; (4) "Hostile foreign principal", includes: EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to …