{
  "id": 655084,
  "title": "FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 referred to joint parliamentary committee for review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fcra-amendment-bill-2026-referred-to-joint-parliamentary-committee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:59:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/fcra-amendment-bill-2026-referred-to-joint-parliamentary-committee-for-review/articleshow/133176757.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government has initiated a proposal to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Committee of Parliament. This significant bill will engage thirty-one members from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, tasked with scrutinizing its contents and offering recommendations, with a report expected by the Winter Session of 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Parliament takes Water Services Amendment Bill to the public",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/parliament-takes-water-services-amendment-bill-to-the-public",
        "published": "2026-08-15T06:46:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}