U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced legislation to require more stringent reporting requirements from diplomats of American adversaries. This bill also applies to foreign missions in the U.S. conducted by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Taliban-controlled
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Countering Corrupt Political Influence Act (CCP Influence Act) to increase transparency and reporting requirements of Chinese Communist Party officials in the U.S. conducting government business. The CCP Influence Act would build upon a Trump administration policy to require the
U.S. Senate Budget Committee Republicans are urging Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, to convene a series of hearings examining policies to address the nation’s economic health.
The legislation would also require the secretary of state to submit a monthly report to Congress and the president detailing all meetings and visits that were disclosed by foreign agents.