The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2024
S 4548 Signed into law

Sponsored by Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

Foreign Extortion Prevention Technical Corrections Act

Updates the 2024 law banning foreign officials from demanding bribes, with new limits on who counts.

Tradeoff

Narrows who counts as a foreign official but widens the kinds of bribes covered. Sets fines up to $250,000 or three times the bribe's value, plus up to 15 years in prison.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed this by on June 13, 2024. The House passed it by on July 22, 2024. The bill was signed into law after that.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jun 13, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 13, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  3. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jun 18, 2024)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 22, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Sent to the President

    (Jul 25, 2024)

  6. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  7. Enacted

    Became law(Jul 30, 2024)