Republican Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C.; Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.; Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.; and Rep. Jim Justice, R-W.Va.; want to see greater transparency for nonprofits that accept money from hostile nations.

The four teamed up to propose the Foreign Registration Obligations for Nonprofit Transparency (FRONT) Act, which would require nonprofits in the United States that receive funding from foreign principals in countries of concern, such as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and Cuba, to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

The bill would also require nonprofits to disclose the activities they use foreign funds to engage in to mitigate future unrest. Budd said he believes recent left-wing riots that have resulted in violence have been funded by hostile foreign nations.

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