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CROOK Act

USA117th CongressS-158| Senate 
| Updated: 2/2/2021
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (3)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act or the CROOK Act This bill requires various actions designed to combat public corruption in foreign countries. The bill establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Anti-Corruption Action Fund to help foreign states fight public corruption and develop rule-of-law-based governance structures. For certain fines and penalties imposed under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, an additional fine shall be imposed and deposited into the fund. The Department of State must (1) manage U.S. government efforts to fight foreign public corruption, and (2) establish an interagency task force to assist in coordinating such efforts. Each U.S. embassy must have a point of contact responsible for coordinating the embassy's anti-corruption efforts. The State Department must report to Congress on its anti-corruption activities and make various reports publicly available online.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3026
CROOK Act
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-402
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3026
    CROOK Act


  • February 2, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 2, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • April 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-402
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-402: CROOK Act
  • HR 117-3524: EAGLE Act
Advisory bodiesAsiaBusiness ethicsChinaCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationRule of law and government transparencyRussiaSanctionsSecuritiesSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

CROOK Act

USA117th CongressS-158| Senate 
| Updated: 2/2/2021
Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act or the CROOK Act This bill requires various actions designed to combat public corruption in foreign countries. The bill establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Anti-Corruption Action Fund to help foreign states fight public corruption and develop rule-of-law-based governance structures. For certain fines and penalties imposed under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, an additional fine shall be imposed and deposited into the fund. The Department of State must (1) manage U.S. government efforts to fight foreign public corruption, and (2) establish an interagency task force to assist in coordinating such efforts. Each U.S. embassy must have a point of contact responsible for coordinating the embassy's anti-corruption efforts. The State Department must report to Congress on its anti-corruption activities and make various reports publicly available online.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3026
CROOK Act
Feb 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-402
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3026
    CROOK Act


  • February 2, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 2, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • April 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-402
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (3)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-402: CROOK Act
  • HR 117-3524: EAGLE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAsiaBusiness ethicsChinaCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationRule of law and government transparencyRussiaSanctionsSecuritiesSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status