Lobby Horse Foreign agent disclosures already down more than 30%

Disclosure under the nation’s preeminent law for regulating foreign influence in America is plummeting.

A review of Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) filings shows that disclosure of informational materials — items such as one-pagers and lobbyist talking points that are distributed to influence policy and public opinion — is down over 30 percent in the first quarter of 2025, compared to this time last year and over 40 percent compared to 2022.

This follows repeated efforts by the Trump administration to curtail investigations and enforcement of FARA and other foreign influence laws.