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Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-457| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2023
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (6)
Ed Case (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4322
Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021
Jan 24, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-53
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4322
    Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021


  • January 24, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-53
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • 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.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 118-2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • HR 118-2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • S 118-2043: Department of State Authorization Act of 2023
  • S 118-53: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023
Congressional oversightCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeForeign aid and international reliefGermanyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationOil and gasOrganized crimePipelinesRussiaSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investments

Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-457| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2023
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4322
Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021
Jan 24, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-53
Introduced in Senate
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4322
    Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021


  • January 24, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-53
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • 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.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (6)
Ed Case (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Joe Wilson (Republican)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 118-2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • HR 118-2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • S 118-2043: Department of State Authorization Act of 2023
  • S 118-53: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEnergy storage, supplies, demandEuropeForeign aid and international reliefGermanyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationOil and gasOrganized crimePipelinesRussiaSanctionsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investments