Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act

HR 8174, the Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban Act, prohibits former Members of Congress, senior political appointees (like top presidential appointees), and military general or flag officers from registering as foreign agents or lobbying foreign governments. The bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to ban these individuals from serving as agents of foreign principals at any time after their service ends. This applies to anyone who held these specific roles, regardless of when they left office, and would prevent them from representing foreign interests under FARA's registration requirements. The law would take effect for individuals whose service terminated after the bill's enactment date.