[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4218 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4218

 To amend section 201 of title 18, United States Code, to redefine the 
 term ``official act'' in bribery cases involving public officials to 
                strengthen accountability and oversight.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2017

  Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 201 of title 18, United States Code, to redefine the 
 term ``official act'' in bribery cases involving public officials to 
                strengthen accountability and oversight.

    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 ``Upholding the Integrity of Public 
Officials Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.

    Section 201(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) the term `official act' includes any action taken or 
        to be taken under color of official authority by a public 
        official or person who has been selected to be a public 
        official.''.
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