S4029Referred to Committee

A bill to reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for other purposes.

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-03-09
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Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Democrat · MA · Senator
Votes with party: 66.5% (319 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (13)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-09

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Plain-English Summary

The government would set a 10-year time limit for prosecuting companies and individuals who bribe foreign officials to win business deals, meaning prosecutors would have a decade from when the offense occurs to bring charges. This change would strengthen enforcement of existing anti-bribery laws that prevent American businesses from paying off foreign government officials to gain unfair advantages in international deals. The bill affects multinational corporations, their executives, and federal prosecutors who investigate financial crimes overseas.

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Finance and Financial Sector

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4029 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4029 To reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 9, 2026 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kim, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. King, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS FOR ANTIBRIBERY OFFENSES. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3282(a) of title 18, United States Code, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1) or section 104 or 104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-2, 78dd-3) unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 10 years next after such offense shall have been committed. (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any offense committed during the period ending on the date that is 5 years before the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Sunset.--This Act is effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 8 years after that date. <all>
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