Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1267
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 23, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 23, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 28, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1267
Congress
117
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act

This bill establishes new statutory restrictions on the receipt or acceptance of foreign gifts or things of value by the President, Vice President, or their immediate family members.

First, the bill creates a new criminal offense to generally prohibit the President, Vice President, an immediate family member of the President or Vice President, or an entity in which any of these individuals has at least a 50% ownership interest from accepting or receiving anything of value from a foreign state or entity. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

Second, the bill broadens the application of existing foreign gift restrictions on federal employees. Current law generally prohibits federal employees (including the President and Vice President) from receiving or soliciting foreign gifts. This bill further extends the restrictions to cover immediate family members of the President or Vice President. An immediate family member is a parent, parent-in-law, child, or sibling.

Text (1)
February 23, 2021
Actions (3)
04/28/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
02/23/2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
02/23/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:12 PM