3.0.0 4140 2022-11-01T13:50:11Z 2022-11-01T13:50:11Z House HR 2019-08-02 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 132 (Friday, August 2, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 4140.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H7489]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-28T20:06:38Z Referred to 2019-08-02T15:00:05Z 2019-08-28 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-08-02 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-08-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-08-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 2019-08-02 True M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2019-08-02 True H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2019-08-02 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-08-23 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-11-19 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2019-11-19 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2019-12-17 False C001120 Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 2019-12-23 False V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2020-02-07 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2020-02-07 False H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2020-02-07 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 35 2020-03-09 False Crime and Law Enforcement Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-08-02 Introduced in House 2021-01-21T18:36:35Z Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

This bill makes it a crime for foreign officials to demand or accept bribes to influence an official act or violate an official duty. An individual who violates this provision is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both.

]]> Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Display Title Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a foreign official from demanding a bribe, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4140ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4140ih.xml 2019-08-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.