H.R. 3843: Close Official Acts Loophole Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-26 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Close Official Acts Loophole Act of 2017

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Close Official Acts Loophole Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the definition of "official act" for purposes of an offense involving bribery of public officials. Bribery of public officials includes offering a thing of value to (or acceptance of a thing of value by) a public official to influence an official act (or in return for being influenced in connection with an official act). Currently, an official act is any decision or action on a question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which may by law be brought before a public official, in their official capacity. This bill broadens an official act to include the personal and substantial participation through, or investigation of, a question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or controversy.

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Close Official Acts Loophole Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · 2 cosponsors

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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3843.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3843 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115