JEWISH INSIDER
Bipartisan group introduces bill to make influencers register under FARA
Marc Rod
August 24, 2026

A bipartisan group of House members introduced legislation on Monday that would require influencers to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act when receiving payments from foreign governments for their work. The Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act comes amid suspicion and scrutiny, particularly among different online factions of the conservative movement, about foreign governments driving social media conversation, including accusations of Qatari, Turkish, Ukrainian and Israeli influence. The bill is sponsored by Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL). It would explicitly add social media influencers to existing FARA registration requirements. “There is a big difference between having an organic opinion and secretly acting on behalf of foreign interests to push propaganda to Americans,” Luna said in a statement. READ MORE