FCRA was first enacted in 1976 during the Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The government on Wednesday decided to send the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a Joint Parliamentary Committee for closer scrutiny. Minister of State for Home moved the motion in Lok Sabha to send the FCRA Amendment Bill to the JPC. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act governs the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution received from a 'foreign source', as defined in the Act. Foreign contribution may take the form of an article, currency or a foreign security and also includes specified income arising from such contribution.