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Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019

Introduced: May 2, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 23, 2019
Received in the House.
Dec 23, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2019
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2019
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2019
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7234-7236)
Jul 11, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
Jul 11, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jun 25, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,275 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 19, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of State to develop a program to combat corruption in countries that receive U.S. aid.

The State Department shall annually report to Congress a tiered list of all countries that receive certain U.S. foreign assistance. The first tier shall contain countries that meet minimum standards for combatting public corruption, while the second tier shall contain countries that do not comply but are making significant efforts to do so. Third-tier countries do not meet the minimum anti-corruption standards and are not making significant efforts to do so.

For each second- and third-tier ranked country, the State Department shall (1) include a corruption risk assessment and mitigation strategy in each country's integrated country strategy, and (2) use appropriate anti-corruption mechanisms. Such mechanisms include requiring the disclosure of the beneficial ownership of contractors and partners involved in State Department programs and requiring claw-back provisions to recover misappropriated funds.

The State Department shall designate an anti-corruption point of contact in the U.S. diplomatic post in each second- or third-tier country and where the State Department determines that such a point of contact is necessary. The point of contact shall be responsible for coordinating a whole-of-government approach to enhancing the ability of foreign countries to combat public corruption.

What's happening now December 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 20, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 2, 2019
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 2, 2019
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · May 2, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1309: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1309/
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"S. 1309: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1309/.
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S. 1309, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1309/.
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