United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1549 (115th)
Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2017
Introduced
15 March 2017
Last action
31 March 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) to authorize private rights of action against persons that violate the FCPA's anti-bribery provisions, which prohibit giving things of value to foreign officials or political parties for purposes of obtaining or retaining business. A person that violates the FCPA's anti-bribery provisions shall be liable for up to treble damages to a securities issuer, domestic business concern, or U.S. person damaged by the violation. A plaintiff must prove an FCPA anti-bribery violation by the defendant that: (1) prevented the plaintiff from obtaining or retaining business, and (2) assisted the defendant in obtaining or retaining such business.
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Timeline
15 March 2017
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2017
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Source: Committee
31 March 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 March 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1549
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1549
- us · 115-hr-1549 · source updated 11 August 2025