HOUSE 402117th CongressPursuant to section 8 of H. Res. 504, and the motion offered by Mr. McGovern, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1500, as amended; H.R. 2471, as amended; H.R. 3261; H.R. 3283, as amended; and H.R. 3385, as amended; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 186; and H. Res. 402, as amended. (consideration: CR H3258-3262; text: CR H3261-3262)

Recognizing the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to COVID assistance to India.

Last Action: 6/29/2021

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2021-04-21Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2021-04-21Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2021-01-21Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2021-01-21Introduced in House
2021-01-21Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-21 (00)

Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act or the CROOK Act

This bill requires various actions designed to combat public corruption in foreign countries.

The bill establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Anti-Corruption Action Fund to help foreign states fight public corruption and develop rule-of-law-based governance structures. For certain fines and penalties imposed under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, an additional fine shall be imposed and deposited into the fund.

The Department of State must (1) manage U.S. government efforts to fight foreign public corruption, and (2) establish an interagency task force to assist in coordinating such efforts.

Each U.S. embassy must have a point of contact responsible for coordinating the embassy's anti-corruption efforts.

The State Department must report to Congress on its anti-corruption activities and make various reports publicly available online.

Cosponsors (20)

Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Albio Sires (D-NJ)
Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
Juan Vargas (D-CA)
Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Dina Titus (D-NV)
Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Dean Phillips (D-MN)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Peter Meijer (R-MI)
Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
Colin Allred (D-TX)
BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
Maria Salazar (R-FL)
Andy Levin (D-MI)
Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)

Subjects

Advisory bodies
Asia
Business ethics
China
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Human rights

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