Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
USA116th CongressHR-4140| House
| Updated: 8/28/2019
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (12)
Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)John R. Curtis (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act This bill makes it a crime for foreign officials to demand or accept bribes to influence an official act or violate an official duty. An individual who violates this provision is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
USA116th CongressHR-4140| House
| Updated: 8/28/2019
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act This bill makes it a crime for foreign officials to demand or accept bribes to influence an official act or violate an official duty. An individual who violates this provision is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (12)
Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)John R. Curtis (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption