H.R. 2456 · 115th Congress
Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pramila Jayapal
- Introduced
- 2017-05-16
- Latest action
- 2017-06-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that a person, regardless of the country of his or her citizenship, may be convicted of an offense involving bribery of public officials based on conduct occurring outside the United States, in certain circumstances.
A violation of this bill constitutes a high crime and misdemeanor under the U.S. Constitution.