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Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023

Introduced: January 24, 2023 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Jan 24, 2023
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Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of State to address corruption in foreign governments.

The State Department must annually publish a ranking of foreign countries based on their government's efforts to eliminate corruption. Corruption, for the purposes of the bill, is the unlawful exercise of entrusted public power for private gain, including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement.

The bill outlines the minimum standards that the State Department must consider when creating the ranking. These considerations include, for example, whether a country has criminalized corruption, adopted measures to prevent corruption, and complied with the United Nations Convention against Corruption and other relevant international agreements. Tier one countries meet the standards; tier two countries make some efforts to meet the standards; tier three countries make de minimis or no efforts to meet the standards.

If a country is ranked in the second or third tier, the State Department must designate an anti-corruption contact at the U.S. diplomatic post in that country to promote good governance and combat corruption.

The State Department must report annually to Congress a list of foreign persons (individuals or entities) (1) who have engaged in significant corruption in a tier three country, and (2) upon whom the President has imposed sanctions pursuant to this bill.

What's happening now January 24, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 2043 Related bill Department of State Authorization Act of 2023
  • HR 2670 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • S 2226 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • S 53 Identical bill Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 17, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Feb 10, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 2, 2023
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2023
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jan 24, 2023
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 24, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 457: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-457/
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"H.R. 457: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-457/.
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H.R. 457, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-457/.
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