US HB3531 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 30 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 30 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to make a foreign concern liable for up to treble damages to any issuer, domestic concern, or U.S. person as a result of violating certain anti-bribery prohibitions. (In effect, authorizes a private right of action against such concerns.)
Title
Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2011
Sponsors
| Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. |
| 2011-12-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. |
| 2011-11-30 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2011-11-30 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2011-11-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. |
Subjects
Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Foreign and international corporations
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Foreign and international corporations
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3531/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3531/BILLS-112hr3531ih.pdf |
