3.0.0 3843 2022-11-01T13:50:31Z 2022-11-01T13:50:31Z House HR 2019-07-18 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 121 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)][House][Pages H7151-H7152]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KEATING:H.R. 3843.[[Page H7152]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2019-12-18T15:21:33Z Referred to 2019-07-18T13:01:00Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-07-18T13:01:05Z CROOK Act 116 3026 S 2019-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS 2019-12-18 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2019-12-18 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-07-18 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2019-07-18 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-07-18 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-07-18 True W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2019-07-18 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-07-18 True A000055 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] ROBERT ADERHOLT R AL B. 4 2019-07-18 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-07-18 True H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2019-07-18 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-07-18 True C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 2019-07-18 True S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2019-07-18 True M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2019-07-18 True P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2019-12-16 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2019-12-17 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2019-12-17 False C001120 Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 2020-01-03 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2020-01-09 False K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2020-02-03 False 2020-02-13T16:02:00Z H.R. 3843, Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56133 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on December 18, 2019 International Affairs Business ethics Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Europe Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government trust funds Human rights Income tax deductions International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Latin America Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions International Affairs 00 2019-07-18 Introduced in House 2020-03-25T15:21:34Z Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act or the CROOK Act

This bill directs the Department of State to take various actions designed to combat public corruption in foreign countries.

The State Department shall establish the Anti-Corruption Action fund to help foreign states fight public corruption and develop rule-of-law-based governance structures. A portion (5%) of fines and penalties imposed under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act shall be deposited into the fund.

The State Department shall (1) take primary responsibility in managing 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 shall have a point of contact responsible for coordinating the embassy's anti-corruption efforts.

The State Department shall report to Congress on its anti-corruption activities and make various reports publicly available online.

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