The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
S 856 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Chuck Grassley (R)

Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act

Requires lobbyists to disclose which foreign countries or political parties direct their work.

Tradeoff

Expands lobbying disclosure rules to cover foreign government influence. No apparent fiscal cost or offsetting provision.

What's in it

See official bill text

No significant federal cost estimated over the 2025-2035 period; any disclosure enforcement revenues would be negligible.

The $0 federal cost reflects only the negligible administrative burden to Congress to process disclosures—the policy's real cost falls on lobbying firms that must identify and report any foreign government or political party involvement in their work.

S. 856, Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act · Sep 2025

Passed the Senate by on December 16, 2025 — now in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Mar 5, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Mar 5, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 30, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 16, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 17, 2025)