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Lok Sabha sends FCRA Bill to joint panel
The Hindu··14 Aug
The Lok Sabha on August 12 referred the Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill 2026 to a 31 member Joint Parliamentary Committee by voice vote. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai moved the motion amid Opposition protests. The panel has 21 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members nominated by the Speaker and the Chairman.
Prism
What It Means For You
- If you run or donate to an FCRA-registered NGO, the Bill will not become law until the joint panel reports in the Winter Session.
- Minority-run schools and charities that raised the asset-vesting clause can now put that text before 31 MPs instead of a floor vote this session.
- Anyone tracking House procedure can see the referral passed by voice vote while Opposition MPs were still demanding Amit Shah's presence.
What's Happening
- Nityanand Rai moved a motion to send the FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 to a joint committee of 21 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members.
- The motion was adopted by voice vote on August 12 after the House resumed from a morning adjournment.
- Rijiju said the Congress had demanded a committee; Venugopal and Akhilesh Yadav still asked for the Bill to be withdrawn.
What the JPC Is Being Asked to Examine
- FCRA regulates receipt and use of foreign contributions by individuals, associations and organisations in India.
- A Christian leaders' delegation led by DMK MP P Wilson had asked for the Bill to go to a JPC and for a review of the existing asset-vesting section.
- Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio had also asked for joint-committee scrutiny before a final vote.
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