Expose foreign influence in U.S. think tanks and nonprofits.

Lance Gooden · Texas · Republican

oversight impact 0.56 specificity 0.76 extraction confidence 91%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Gooden Introduces Bill to Expose Foreign Influence in U.S. Think Tanks, Nonprofits

Gooden is introducing legislation to reveal foreign influence in think tanks and nonprofits.

Press Releases | Congressman Lance Gooden
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Evidence

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Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]. Latest Action: House - 06/12/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Tracker: Introduced.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov shows Gooden sponsored H.R.3966 to require public reporting of certain foreign contributions to charitable organizations. The bill was introduced and referred to Ways and Means, but the tracker remains at the introduced stage, so the disclosure policy has not been delivered as law.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.3966 - Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act 119th Congress (2025-2026)
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Gooden and co-signers requested DOJ investigate foreign-linked organizations, advocacy groups, or nonprofit entities violating disclosure requirements, including FARA and nonprofit political activity laws.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The letter is a concrete oversight action after the bill introduction, focused on alleged foreign-linked nonprofit and advocacy influence in U.S. AI policy. It asks DOJ to investigate and report concerns, but it does not itself create disclosure requirements or prove resolution.

partial same_term A for effort

July 21, 2026 letter to DOJ regarding AI foreign influence
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Gooden materially advanced the promise in the same federal term by sponsoring H.R.3966, the Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act, and by joining a July 21, 2026 oversight letter asking DOJ to investigate alleged foreign-linked nonprofit and advocacy influence. However, the bill remained only introduced/referred and the DOJ letter requested investigation rather than producing a completed disclosure regime or proven exposure outcome. This supports meaningful effort and partial progress, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%