DETECTOR · P143

International Sponsored Trips

Member accepted ≥2 sponsored international trips — foreign-policy briefings + VIP access; cross-reference with FARA registry for host-country influence channels.

What this detector measures

Member accepted ≥2 sponsored international trips — foreign-policy briefings + VIP access; cross-reference with FARA registry for host-country influence channels.

What to ask the senator's office

  1. Did any FARA-registered foreign-government agent fund or facilitate the trip?
  2. What policy positions did the senator take on the host country during or after the trip?
  3. Was the trip timed around a host-country election, sanctions decision, or major bilateral negotiation?

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