Senator Rick Scott introduces S. 5682: Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration Act

We have received text from S. 5682: Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration Act. This bill was received on 2026-10-15, and currently has no cosponsors.

Here is a short summary of the bill:

This bill would change the Foreign Agents Registration Act so that certain foreign government-owned media outlets operating in the United States would be treated as “agents of a foreign principal” and therefore required to register under FARA, unless they meet specific independence exceptions.

What would count as a covered media outlet

The bill would include any news or press service or association operating in the United States that is owned, controlled, or financed, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by a foreign government. Such an outlet would generally have to register as a foreign agent unless it can show both of the following:

• It has the legal freedom, under the foreign country’s laws, to take positions against the foreign government that owns or finances it.
• It can convince the Attorney General that it is independent in all editorial decisions.

Which outlets would not be covered

The bill would keep the existing exclusion for certain U.S.-organized news outlets, including newspapers, magazines, periodicals, digital media, and other publications published in the United States that meet the current legal conditions. In general, those outlets would not be covered solely because they do normal journalistic activities like selling ads or subscriptions, so long as they are at least 80% beneficially owned by appropriate owners and are not controlled or financed by a foreign principal or registered foreign agent.

Reporting to Congress

The bill would also change the reporting requirements for the Attorney General. Each year, the Attorney General would have to submit a report to Congress that includes:

• information on registrations filed under FARA;
• the nature, sources, and content of political propaganda disseminated and distributed; and
• a list of each foreign media outlet operating in the United States that is owned, controlled, or financed by a foreign government.

For each such outlet, the report would also have to say whether it is registered under FARA, and if not, explain why not.

Practical effect

In plain terms, the bill is meant to make foreign government-backed media operating in the U.S. more likely to be treated as foreign agents under federal law, which would increase disclosure and reporting requirements. It would also require the Justice Department to identify those outlets in annual reports to Congress.

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Senator Rick Scott Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Senator Rick Scott:

• S.5684: No Cash for Incompetent and Malicious Contractors Act
• S.5682: Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration Act
• S.5654: Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness Act
• S.5643: Protecting U.S. Investors From Chinese Military Companies Act
• S.5642: Know Your Sanctioned Securities Act
• S.5442: Cost Estimates Improvement Act

You can track bills proposed by Senator Rick Scott on Investivoq's politician page for Scott.

Senator Rick Scott Net Worth

Investivoq estimates that Senator Rick Scott is worth $508.3M, as of October 22nd, 2026. This is the 3rd highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.

Scott has approximately $56.4M invested in publicly traded assets which Investivoq is able to track live.

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Senator Rick Scott Stock Trading

We have data on up to $381.6M of trades from Senator Rick Scott, which we parsed from STOCK Act filings. Some of the largest trades include:

• A August 15th, 2023 sale of up to $5M of $WTT.
• A December 20th, 2023 sale of up to $15K of $VAXX. The stock has fallen 99.99% since then.

You can track Senator Rick Scott's stock trading on Investivoq's politician page for Scott.

2030 Florida US Senate Election

There has been approximately $91,305,987 of spending in Florida US Senate elections over the last two years, per our estimates.

Approximately $29,729,519 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:

• STRONGER SAFER NATION ($11,434,290)
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• AB PAC ($2,504,647)
• WINSENATE ($1,090,000)

The rating for this race is currently "Solid R".

You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2030 Florida US Senate election.

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