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Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4322| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Tom Malinowski

Tom Malinowski

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (5)
Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of State to address corruption, including related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline (a national gas pipeline expected to increase Russia's natural gas export capacity). The State Department must annually publish a ranking of foreign countries based on their government's efforts to eliminate corruption. The bill outlines the minimum standards that the State Department must consider when creating the ranking. These considerations include, for example, whether a country has criminalized corruption, adopted measures to prevent corruption, and complied with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and other relevant international agreements. Tier one countries meet the standards; tier two countries make some efforts to meet the standards; tier three countries make de minimis or no efforts to meet the standards. If a country is ranked in the second or third tier, the State Department must designate an anti-corruption contact at the U.S. diplomatic post in that country to promote good governance and combat corruption. The bill also requires the State Department, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury, to evaluate whether to impose asset- and visa-blocking sanctions against foreign persons engaged in significant corruption (1) in tier three countries, or (2) related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The State Department must report to Congress about any sanctions imposed under this bill. The evaluation and reporting requirements concerning the Nord Stream 2 pipeline terminate after five years.
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Timeline
Jun 24, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-14
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • June 24, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-14
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • July 1, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 1, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5209: Counter-Kleptocracy Act
  • S 117-14: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021
Congressional oversightCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeForeign aid and international reliefGermanyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationOil and gasOrganized crimePipelinesRussiaSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investments

Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4322| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of State to address corruption, including related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline (a national gas pipeline expected to increase Russia's natural gas export capacity). The State Department must annually publish a ranking of foreign countries based on their government's efforts to eliminate corruption. The bill outlines the minimum standards that the State Department must consider when creating the ranking. These considerations include, for example, whether a country has criminalized corruption, adopted measures to prevent corruption, and complied with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and other relevant international agreements. Tier one countries meet the standards; tier two countries make some efforts to meet the standards; tier three countries make de minimis or no efforts to meet the standards. If a country is ranked in the second or third tier, the State Department must designate an anti-corruption contact at the U.S. diplomatic post in that country to promote good governance and combat corruption. The bill also requires the State Department, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury, to evaluate whether to impose asset- and visa-blocking sanctions against foreign persons engaged in significant corruption (1) in tier three countries, or (2) related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The State Department must report to Congress about any sanctions imposed under this bill. The evaluation and reporting requirements concerning the Nord Stream 2 pipeline terminate after five years.
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Timeline
Jun 24, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-14
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • June 24, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-14
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • July 1, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 1, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Tom Malinowski

Tom Malinowski

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (5)
Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5209: Counter-Kleptocracy Act
  • S 117-14: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeForeign aid and international reliefGermanyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationOil and gasOrganized crimePipelinesRussiaSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investments