U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB3050: PAID OFF Act of 2025
Status: In committee, July 27, 2026
A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 27, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Treatment of exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 This Act may be cited as the Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2025 or the PAID OFF Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Treatment of exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 Section 3 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613 ), is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subsection (a), by inserting , except as provided in subsection (i) after principals ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Limitations The exemptions under subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), and (h) shall not apply to any agent of a foreign principal that is a corporate or government entity that is owned or controlled by 1 or more of the identified countries listed in clauses (i) through (v) of section 1(m)(1)(A) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)(A) ). . SECTION 3. Mechanism to amend definition of country of concern Section 1(m) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a(m) ) is amended-- (1) by redesignating …
Sponsors
- Cornyn, John (R) · primary sponsor
- Whitehouse, Sheldon (D)
- Risch, James (R)
- Fischer, Deb (R)
- Hagerty, Bill (R)
- Tillis, Thomas (R)
- Welch, Peter (D)
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA)
- Kennedy, John (R)
Latest actions
- : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.
- : Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. Without written report.
- : Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- : Introduced in Senate
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects: Russia, Caribbean area, Syria, Europe, Cuba, Iran, Public participation and lobbying, Middle East
Common questions
- What is SB3050?
- SB3050 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): PAID OFF Act of 2025.
- What does SB3050 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB3050?
- In committee as of July 27, 2026. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500. (July 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB3050?
- Cornyn, John (R), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB3050?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3050
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