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HR 3486 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public participation and lobbying

Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act

Introduced: June 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 25, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act

This bill establishes new statutory restrictions on the receipt or acceptance of foreign gifts or things of value by the President, Vice President, or their immediate family members.

First, the bill creates a new criminal offense to generally prohibit the President, Vice President, an immediate family member of the President or Vice President, or an entity in which any of these individuals has at least a 50% ownership interest from accepting or receiving anything of value from a foreign state or entity. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

Second, the bill broadens the application of existing foreign gift restrictions on federal employees. Current law generally prohibits federal employees (including the President and Vice President) from receiving or soliciting foreign gifts. This bill further extends the restrictions to cover immediate family members of the President or Vice President. An immediate family member is a parent, parent-in-law, child, or sibling.

What's happening now July 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3486: Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3486/
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"H.R. 3486: Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3486/.
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H.R. 3486, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3486/.
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