3.0.0 2456 2023-01-11T13:36:45Z 2023-01-11T13:36:45Z House HR 2017-05-16 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JAYAPAL:H.R. 2456.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H4223]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-07T17:52:55Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-07T17:41:50Z Referred to 2017-05-16T16:06:45Z 2017-06-07 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-06-07 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 N R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2017-05-16 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2017-05-26 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2017-05-26 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2017-05-26 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2017-05-26 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2017-06-06 False Crime and Law Enforcement Federal officials Financial services and investments Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Jurisdiction and venue Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-05-16 Introduced in House 2018-02-14T18:08:58Z 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.

]]> Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act Display Title Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act Official Title as Introduced To expressly provide for the extraterritorial application of the Federal bribery and illegal gratuity statute to the President and other covered officials. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act Introduced in House 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2456ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2456ih.xml 2017-06-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.