[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3843 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3843

    To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to bribery.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2017

 Mr. Suozzi (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to bribery.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Close Official Acts Loophole Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ``OFFICIAL ACT'' FOR BRIBERY OFFENSE.

    Section 201(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``on any question,'' and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ``on, or personal and substantial 
participation through, for example, approval, disapproval, 
recommendation, rendering of advice on, or investigation of any 
question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding or controversy, which may at 
any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before any public 
official, in such official's official capacity, or in such official's 
place of trust or profit.''.
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