[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5107 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5107
To prohibit chief executive officers convicted of crimes relating to
corruption from serving in the executive branch, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 23, 2026
Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To prohibit chief executive officers convicted of crimes relating to
corruption from serving in the executive branch, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Corporate Crooks Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON SERVICE IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
(a) Restriction.--
(1) In general.--Any individual who is finally convicted of
a covered crime for which any portion of the conduct
constituting the covered crime was committed while the
individual was serving or employed as the chief executive
officer of any public or private non-Federal entity, without
regard to whether the conduct was committed in the course of
the official duties of the individual as chief executive
officer, shall be ineligible for appointment to a position in
the executive branch of the Federal Government.
(2) Covered crime defined.--In this subsection, the term
``covered crime'' means any of the following:
(A) Any corruption-related offense under Federal
law, which includes the following:
(i) Bribery, which includes a violation of
section 201 or 666 of title 18, United States
Code.
(ii) Copyright infringement, which includes
a violation of chapter 5 of title 17, United
States Code.
(iii) Cybercrime, which includes a
violation of section 1030 of title 18, United
States Code.
(iv) Embezzlement, which includes a
violation of chapter 31 of title 18, United
States Code.
(v) Fraud, which includes a violation of
chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code.
(vi) Insider trading, which includes a
violation of section 10 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78j).
(vii) Wage theft, which includes a
violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
(viii) Tax evasion, which includes a
violation of section 7201 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
(B) Any offense under the law of a State that is
comparable to an offense under Federal law described in
subparagraph (A).
(b) Penalty.--Any individual serving in a position in the executive
branch of the Federal Government on the date of enactment of this Act
who would not be eligible for appointment to such a position under
subsection (a) shall be removed from service or employment in the
executive branch of the Federal Government.
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