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Defending Against Foreign Propaganda Act
To require certain disclosures on advertisements paid for by the governments of foreign countries or by foreign persons, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Prohibits any person from disseminating to a consumer an advertisement paid for by a foreign government or foreign person unless it discloses that foreign sponsorship.
- Requires the disclosure to appear as a sound component for audio, as a printed language component for text, and as both for video advertisements.
- Requires disclosures for ads paid for by foreign persons to name the foreign country of the sponsor's citizenship and the country where it has its principal place of business, as applicable.
- Makes a violation an unfair or deceptive act or practice enforced by the Federal Trade Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
- Defines "foreign person" to include a non-U.S. citizen (alien) and an organization with its principal place of business in a foreign country.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/K000398.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Kean, Thomas H. (R-NJ) [#7]
1 cosponsor
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![Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001327.thumb.jpg)
Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. (R-PA) [#8]
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Thomas H. Kean’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- Employer not reported $19,727
- VETERANS GUARDIAN $13,200
- ULINE $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS, $13,200
- TC SERVICES $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Thomas H. Kean → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Nov 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in House
Committee action (1)
What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.
Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2025
Mr. Kean introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To require certain disclosures on advertisements paid for by the governments of foreign countries or by foreign persons, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Defending Against Foreign Propaganda Act”.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO ADVERTISEMENTS PAID FOR BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND FOREIGN PERSONS.
(a) Requirement.—
(1) In general.—A person may not disseminate to a consumer an advertisement paid for by the government of a foreign country or by a foreign person without disclosing to the consumer, in the manner described in paragraph (2), that the advertisement was paid for by such government or by such person.
(2) Manner described.—The manner described in this paragraph is the following:
(A) With respect to an advertisement that includes a sound component, a disclosure made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be included in the advertisement as a sound component.
(B) With respect to an advertisement that includes a printed language component, a disclosure made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be included in the advertisement as a printed language component.
(C) With respect to an advertisement that includes a video component, a disclosure made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be included in the advertisement as a sound component and a printed language component.
(D) With respect to an advertisement paid for by a foreign person, a disclosure made pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall include the following as applicable:
(i) The name of the foreign country from which the foreign person is a citizen of.
(ii) The name of the foreign country in which the foreign person has its principal place of business.
(b) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission.—
(1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.—A violation of this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
(2) Powers of commission.—The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Alien.—The term “alien” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
(2) Foreign person.—The term “foreign person” means the following:
(A) An alien.
(B) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons having its principal place of business in a foreign country. <all>
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