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Sen. Sarah Garten pitches bill to register agents paid by hostile foreign powers
Summary
Sen. Sarah Garten told the Judiciary Committee SB 256 would force individuals and lobbyists funded by China, Russia, Iran or North Korea to register with the attorney general, disclose payers and file quarterly reports; supporters called it transparency, critics said the definition is too broad. The committee advanced the bill 8–2.
Sen. Sarah Garten urged the Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee to approve Senate Bill 256, which she described as a ‘hostile foreign agent registration act’ that would require anyone paid by a specified hostile foreign principal to register with the attorney general and disclose the source and purpose of that funding. “If you're on the payroll of a hostile foreign regime, you do not get to lobby this state in secret,” Garten said during her presentation.
Garten told the committee the bill targets actors tied to adversaries the federal government identifies—China, Russia, Iran and North Korea—and would require quarterly reports and disclosure…
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