H.R. 5859: FARM Act of 2021
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H.R. 5859: FARM Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-04 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
FARM Act of 2021
Plain summary
Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act of 2021 or the FARM Act of 2021 This bill modifies requirements related to the electronic database that contains the registrations that an agent of a foreign principal must file with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Specifically, DOJ must establish and maintain the free and publicly accessible National Foreign Agents Database, which must make such foreign agent registrations searchable, sortable, and downloadable. The database must also make updated or filed registrations immediately available for public inspection. (Currently, DOJ is required maintain a database with these features, but only to the extent that the features are technically practicable.) The database must also meet federal standards for making digital information accessible to individuals with disabilities.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · 1 cosponsors
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Ro Khanna (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5859.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr5859 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117