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S 3137 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

Introduced: November 2, 2021 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 2, 2021
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Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

This bill establishes a federal criminal offense involving bribery by foreign officials.

Specifically, the bill makes it a crime for foreign officials to demand or accept anything of value personally or for another person or a nongovernmental entity to influence the performance of an official act or otherwise confer an improper advantage.

The bill explicitly grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over the offense.

A violation is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 15 years, or both.

Finally, the bill establishes a Victims of Kleptocracy Fund in the Treasury and directs fines and penalties for violations to be deposited into the fund for anti-corruption initiatives.

What's happening now November 2, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5209 Related bill Counter-Kleptocracy Act
  • HR 4737 Identical bill Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 7, 2022
 R
Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jun 7, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Nov 2, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3137: Foreign Extortion Prevention Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3137/
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"S. 3137: Foreign Extortion Prevention Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3137/.
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S. 3137, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3137/.
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