FCRA Amendment Bill 2026 referred to 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee

Exam-focused facts from the 14 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, was referred to a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for scrutiny.
The JPC will comprise 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.
The committee has been asked to submit its report by the last day of the first week of the Winter Session of Parliament in 2026.
The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026.
The Bill proposes tighter government oversight over non-governmental organisations and foreign funding, and seeks to create a designated authority to manage and dispose of assets if an organisation loses its FCRA licence.