Bill Sponsor
House Bill 402
117th Congress(2021-2022)
CROOK Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 21, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 21, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 21, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
402
Congress
117
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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Massachusetts
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California
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California
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District of Columbia
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Maryland
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Michigan
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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New Jersey
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New Jersey
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New Jersey
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Pennsylvania
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South Carolina
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Tennessee
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
January 21, 2021
Actions (4)
04/21/2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
04/21/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
01/21/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
01/21/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:36 PM