[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7689 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7689

   To amend title 18, United State Code, to amend the definition of 
      ``official act'' for purposes of the prohibition of bribery.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2024

  Ms. Craig (for herself, Ms. Mace, Mr. Sorensen, and Mr. Kim of New 
   Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18, United State Code, to amend the definition of 
      ``official act'' for purposes of the prohibition of 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 ``Gifts for Officials, Legislators and 
Delegate (GOLD) Standard Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. OFFICIAL ACT DEFINED.

    Section 201(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) the term `official act' means any decision, action, 
        approval, disapproval, recommendation, rendering of advice, or 
        investigation on 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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