US Congress House Bill 3843 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on September 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Close Official Acts Loophole Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the definition of "official act" for purposes of an offense involving bribery of public officials. Bribery of public officials includes offering a thing of value to (or acceptance of a thing of value by) a public official to influence an official act (or in return for being influenced in connection with an official act). Currently, an official act is any decision or action on a question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before a public official, in their official capacity. This bill broadens an official act to include the personal and substantial participation through, or investigation of, a question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy.

Close Official Acts Loophole Act of 2017

Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-09-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-09-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3843/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3843/BILLS-115hr3843ih.pdf