Bill would make social media creators register if paid by foreign countries.
H.R. 10166 — Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act · Filed by Anna Luna (R-FL) · 20 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes a law called FARA. FARA now requires lobbyists and PR agents to register. This bill would add social media creators to that rule. Any creator with a monetized account would have to register if paid by a foreign country. The bill does not say what counts as payment.
Who it affects
Social media creators with monetized accounts would be affected. The public would see a list of creators paid by foreign countries.
One thing to notice
The bill does not explain what kind of payment triggers the registration rule. It defines social media creators so broadly that it might catch many people.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
20 cosponsors: 17 Republicans, 3 Democrats.
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- FARA — A law that requires people to register if they work for foreign countries.
- monetized account — A social media account where the creator makes money from posts or ads.
- register — To sign up with the government and report information about your work.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (724 characters) on Aug 29, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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