Fight Russian Corruption Act
Latest action · Jun 7, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fight Russian Corruption Act
This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Department of State to establish the Office of Anti-Corruption relating to Illicit Russian Financial Activities in Europe. Such office shall: (1) analyze financial networks of the Russian Federation operating in European countries that relate to real estate, energy, media, infrastructure, and other sectors; and (2) train U.S. liaison officers to serve in key U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in such countries to cooperate with foreign partners in uncovering and prosecuting illicit Russian financial activity.
The bill authorizes the State Department to provide assistance to European countries to combat corruption, including to support: (1) activities of such office; (2) foreign programs focused on investigative journalism and independence of the media environment to expose Russian corruption; and (3) activities in Europe related to anti-corruption, anti-propoganda, and anti-Russian malign influence.
The State Department shall seek to work with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to: (1) elevate anti-corruption as an element of NATO's Readiness Action Plan, (2) task the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Warning with monitoring Russian influence in NATO member states, and (3) prioritize the combating of Russian influence under the NATO-European Union framework.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a National Intelligence Estimate on: (1) purchases made in the last five years by individuals and entities of key sectors in European countries, particularly purchases that provide monopolistic control of a sector; and (2) the individuals and entities making such purchases, including any links to the Russian Federation.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2017 to Sep 27, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Jul 6, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 25, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 26, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Dec 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Dec 4, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Dec 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Feb 7, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Sep 27, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Sep 27, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2017 |
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2017Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4141, H4142 | J. French Hill R-AR, Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY | May 17, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 97, June 7, 2017, page H4702.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-62 | EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF U.S. SANCTIONS PROGRAMS58 pages | Financial Services Committee | Nov 30, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of State to establish within the Department of State the Office of Anti-Corruption relating to Illicit Russian Financial Activities in Europe, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fight Russian Corruption Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Congressional oversight
- Corporate finance and management
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- European Union
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign and international corporations
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- News media and reporting
- Russia
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
