H.R. 3587: BRIBE Act of 2017
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H.R. 3587: BRIBE Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-28 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
BRIBE Act of 2017
Plain summary
Battling Russian Intelligence Baiting Efforts Act of 2017 or the BRIBE Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the intelligence community to collect and report on efforts by foreign powers to: (1) influence the President; Vice President; and family members of the President and Vice President, including in-laws; and (2) provide favorable treatment to the Trump Organization or other businesses or organizations with financial ties to the President, Vice President, and their families (covered businesses or organizations). Attempts to influence and to provide favorable treatment include granting trademarks, providing favorable regulatory treatment, renting or buying properties owned or operated by covered businesses or organizations, investing in such organizations, and lending money to such businesses. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) must assess such intelligence received within 30 days and then provide a report to the congressional intelligence committees about each assessment within 10 days. The ODNI must disclose to the congressional intelligence committees any intelligence related to foreign powers attempting to influence the Trump Administration that was obtained from January 19, 2017, through the date of the enactment of this bill.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · 2 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3587.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3587 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115