United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2456 (115th)
Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act
Introduced
16 May 2017
Last action
7 June 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Safeguarding Government from Foreign Corruption Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that a person, regardless of the country of his or her citizenship, may be convicted of an offense involving bribery of public officials based on conduct occurring outside the United States, in certain circumstances. A violation of this bill constitutes a high crime and misdemeanor under the U.S. Constitution.
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Timeline
16 May 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2456
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2456
- us · 115-hr-2456 · source updated 11 August 2025