H.R. 402 117th Congress House

CROOK Act

Official title: To promote international efforts in combating corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance by foreign officials and other foreign persons, including through a … Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: April 19, 2021 Introduced by: William R. Keating Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Congressional oversightCorporate finance and managementCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureForeign aid and international reliefFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment trust fundsHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationRule of law and government transparencyRussiaSanctionsSecuritiesSovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

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Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 21, 2021

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Apr 21, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jan 21, 2021

Introduced in House

Jan 21, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Latest action April 21, 2021

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act or the CROOK Act

This bill requires various actions designed to combat public corruption in foreign countries.

The bill establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Anti-Corruption Action Fund to help foreign states fight public corruption and develop rule-of-law-based governance structures. For certain fines and penalties imposed under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, an additional fine shall be imposed and deposited into the fund.

The Department of State must (1) manage U.S. government efforts to fight foreign public corruption, and (2) establish an interagency task force to assist in coordinating such efforts.

Each U.S. embassy must have a point of contact responsible for coordinating the embassy's anti-corruption efforts.

The State Department must report to Congress on its anti-corruption activities and make various reports publicly available online.

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