Reps. Pfluger and Crow Introduce Bipartisan PAID OFF Act to Curb Foreign Influence from Adversary Nations
The PAID OFF Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to three different House committees for review and is not yet scheduled for a vote. The bill is considered active as it moves through these initial committee assignments.
The bill has support from both parties, which helps its chances. However, many bills about foreign influence are introduced each year and often get stuck in committees before they can be voted on.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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The Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act would close loopholes that currently allow unregistered agents of foreign adversaries to lobby in America, specifically targeting countries like Iran, China, Russia, North Korea, and Cuba.
The PAID OFF Act would remove FARA exemptions for foreign agents acting on behalf of 'countries of concern.' While it increases transparency, requiring lobbyists for Chinese companies to register under FARA wouldn't necessarily block their lobbying activity.
Senate Amendment 3661, the PAID OFF Act, is a bipartisan proposal to make LDA and commercial activity exemptions to FARA registration unavailable to agents of a foreign principal acting in the interests of a 'country of concern,' including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba.
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Congressional Bill
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PAID OFF Act of 2025
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