[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4029 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4029

To reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing 
  a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 9, 2026

  Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kim, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. 
Shaheen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. King, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing 
  a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS FOR ANTIBRIBERY OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3282(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished 
for any offense under section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1) or section 104 or 104A of the Foreign Corrupt 
Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-2, 78dd-3) unless the indictment 
is found or the information is instituted within 10 years next after 
such offense shall have been committed.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any offense 
committed during the period ending on the date that is 5 years before 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Sunset.--This Act is effective beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 8 years after that 
date.
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