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Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act

USA117th CongressHR-1267| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Eric Swalwell

Eric Swalwell

Democratic Representative

California

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act This bill establishes new statutory restrictions on the receipt or acceptance of foreign gifts or things of value by the President, Vice President, or their immediate family members. First, the bill creates a new criminal offense to generally prohibit the President, Vice President, an immediate family member of the President or Vice President, or an entity in which any of these individuals has at least a 50% ownership interest from accepting or receiving anything of value from a foreign state or entity. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. Second, the bill broadens the application of existing foreign gift restrictions on federal employees. Current law generally prohibits federal employees (including the President and Vice President) from receiving or soliciting foreign gifts. This bill further extends the restrictions to cover immediate family members of the President or Vice President. An immediate family member is a parent, parent-in-law, child, or sibling.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3486
Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3486
    Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act


  • February 23, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 23, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 28, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGabonGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic participation and lobbying

Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act

USA117th CongressHR-1267| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act This bill establishes new statutory restrictions on the receipt or acceptance of foreign gifts or things of value by the President, Vice President, or their immediate family members. First, the bill creates a new criminal offense to generally prohibit the President, Vice President, an immediate family member of the President or Vice President, or an entity in which any of these individuals has at least a 50% ownership interest from accepting or receiving anything of value from a foreign state or entity. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. Second, the bill broadens the application of existing foreign gift restrictions on federal employees. Current law generally prohibits federal employees (including the President and Vice President) from receiving or soliciting foreign gifts. This bill further extends the restrictions to cover immediate family members of the President or Vice President. An immediate family member is a parent, parent-in-law, child, or sibling.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3486
Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 23, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3486
    Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act


  • February 23, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • February 23, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 28, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Eric Swalwell

Eric Swalwell

Democratic Representative

California

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGabonGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic participation and lobbying