{"id":2584493,"date":"2026-03-27T11:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-duo-move-to-bolster-foreign-owned-media-transparency\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:05:24","slug":"house-gop-duo-move-to-bolster-foreign-owned-media-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-duo-move-to-bolster-foreign-owned-media-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP duo move to bolster foreign-owned media transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-duo-move-to-bolster-foreign-owned-media-transparency%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2584493&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two House Republicans, Rep. Marlin stutzman and Rep. Russell Fry, introduced the Foreign Propaganda Openness Act too strengthen transparency requirements for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-bill-forcing-sale-of-tiktok-could-hit-free-speech-roadblocks\/\" title=\"Bipartisan ... may face free speech hurdles in TikTok sale\">media owned<\/a> or controlled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-did-not-see-fraud-because-he-refused-to-look\/\" title=\"... Barr Did Not See Fraud Because He Refused To Look\">foreign entities<\/a> or proxies distributed in the United States.Building on the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the bill would require foreign-owned publications and other media- including podcasts, TV, film, and radio-to clearly disclose if they are owned, controlled, financed, or otherwise influenced by a foreign government or entity. Proponents argue that current FARA provisions, particularly the conspicuous Disclaimer, are too vague and do not sufficiently prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pulls-65-pending-trump-executive-orders\/\" title=\"Biden Pulls 65 Pending Trump Executive Orders\">foreign propaganda<\/a> from influencing Americans. The legislation targets adversaries such as china, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, and would mandate on-air disclosures as well as disclosures in publications. The push reflects concerns about foreign influence in U.S. media and aims to increase transparency so Americans know who is behind the information they consume.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Republican duo move to bolster foreign-owned media transparency<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2536613\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &ndash; <\/strong>State-owned <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\/\">media<\/a> would have to be more transparent about relationships with foreign entities if a bill being introduced by two House Republicans on Friday is passed into law.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) and Russell Fry (R-SC) are introducing legislation to bolster transparency requirements for publications owned or controlled by foreign entities or proxies that are distributed in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\">United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4505643\/house-ethics-public-hearing-wrongdoing-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick\/\">House Ethics panel finds Cherfilus-McCormick committed wrongdoing after rare public hearing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4504523\/sanders-bill-would-force-team-owners-to-sell-to-local-buyers-before-moving\/\">Sanders bill would force team owners to sell to local buyers before moving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4504552\/who-is-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-charged-stealing-fema-funds\/\">Who is Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the congresswoman charged with stealing FEMA funds?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A one-page summary of the legislation specifically cites China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, as well as foreign proxies for those countries, as points of concern.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bill, obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, would amend the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-agents-registration-act\/\">Foreign Agents Registration Act<\/a>, the current law under which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >foreign state media entities operate<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>FARA requires &ldquo;informational materials produced by registered foreign agents&rdquo; to include a Disclaimer known as a &ldquo;conspicuous statement&rdquo; that indicates they are being distributed by a foreign government, political party, or interest.&nbsp;However, the Republican lawmakers argue that FARA doesn&rsquo;t go far enough and that the &ldquo;conspicuous statement&rdquo; requirement is too vague.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Chinese, Iranian, or any other foreign propaganda is being brought into our country, our citizens have the right to know about it,&rdquo; Stutzman said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Allowing our adversaries to indoctrinate Americans under the fa&ccedil;ade of their publications being a part of the free press is a catastrophe waiting to happen. This legislation disrupts our adversaries&rsquo; infiltration of our media markets and educates Americans on who is distributing the information they are consuming.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Titled the &ldquo;Foreign Propaganda Transparency Act,&rdquo; the legislation would amend FARA to&nbsp;require that foreign-owned publications &ldquo;clearly disclose&rdquo; if they are owned, controlled, financed, or otherwise influenced by a foreign government or entity.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4505608\/trump-farmer-fuel-fertilizer-prices-iran-war\/\"><strong>TRUMP CULTIVATES FARMER LOYALTY AMID FUEL AND FERTILIZER PRICE STRAIN FROM IRAN WAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bill would affect other forms of media as well, including podcasts, TV, film, and radio, and require them to deliver the conspicuous statement on air, according to Stutzman&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Communist China and our adversaries should not be able to freely indoctrinate Americans with their propaganda,&rdquo; Fry said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Americans deserve to know if the news they are consuming is funded by authoritarian regimes that oppose freedom and silence dissent. 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