S 1675
99th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Bribery
Conflict of interests
Crime prevention
Federal aid programs
Federal employees
Federal employees and officials
Federal officials
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Public Contracts, Procurement, and Property
Research grants
Subsidies
Bribes and Gratuities Act of 1985
Introduced: September 20, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Practice&Procedure.
Sep 20, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 20, 1985
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Bribes and Gratuities Act of 1985 - Amends Federal law to allow the United States to terminate any contract, grant, or benefit of any person who has given a bribe or gratuity to an employee or official of an agency in order to obtain or influence the award of such grant, contract, or benefit.
Authorizes the assessment, as exemplary damages, of an amount not less than three, but not more than ten, times the value of the bribe or gratuity.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Practice&Procedure.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1