Close Official Acts Loophole Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 4, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2017 to Nov 7, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Sep 26, 2017 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Nov 7, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Sep 26, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 26, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2017Introduced in House
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