To require representatives of governments designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism to disclose to the Attorney General lobbying contacts with legislative branch officials, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5228 was designed to increase transparency regarding the influence of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism on U.S. policy. The bill would have required representatives of these nations to formally disclose any lobbying contacts made with members of Congress or their staff to the Attorney General. Additionally, it would have mandated that this information be made available to the public online and prohibited the U.S. government from recognizing foreign diplomats from these countries unless they agreed to comply with these disclosure rules. For the average citizen, this legislation aimed to provide greater public oversight by ensuring that interactions between federal lawmakers and regimes labeled as sponsors of terrorism were documented and accessible.