Bill · H.R. 5956· House(119-HR-5956)
Defending Against Foreign Propaganda Act
- Introduced
- 11/7/2025
- Last activity
- 11/7/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Thomas Kean
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Defending Against Foreign Propaganda Act requires specific disclosures on advertisements paid for by foreign governments or foreign persons. If an advertisement has sound, printed language, or video components, the disclosure must be included accordingly. For advertisements paid for by a foreign person, the disclosure must include their country of citizenship or the country where their principal place of business is located. The Federal Trade Commission is tasked with enforcing these requirements. Violations will be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+5
The bill enhances consumer protection by requiring transparency regarding the source of foreign-funded advertisements.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3
The bill increases transparency in the marketplace by mandating disclosures of foreign interests.
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?+2
The bill provides a measure of transparency against foreign-funded information campaigns which can overlap with digital influence operations.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency for Consumers: By requiring disclosures for advertisements paid for by foreign governments or persons, consumers can better understand the source of the content they are seeing (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Clearer Information in Multimedia: The bill ensures that if an advertisement uses sound, text, or video, the disclosure matches the format to ensure the consumer is notified (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Detailed Identification of Foreign Persons: For ads paid for by a foreign person, the bill requires specific details such as the country of citizenship or the location of the principal place of business, providing more context to the consumer (Section 2(a)(2)(D)).
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Strong Enforcement: The Federal Trade Commission is given the power to enforce these rules, treating violations as unfair or deceptive acts (Section 2(b)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For High Income Households+1Good For Low Income Households+1Good For Middle Class Households+1Good For Urban Residents+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+2
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+1
- 10/1/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/7/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
Robert BresnahanRepublican · Pennsylvania