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Jun 4, 2025
Policy Area:
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Jun 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jun 4, 2025
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Jun 4, 2025
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Aug 26, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jun 4, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:35 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3741 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3741
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify certain conduct that
is prohibited for purposes of bribery of public officials and
witnesses, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2025
Mrs. Sykes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify certain conduct that
is prohibited for purposes of bribery of public officials and
witnesses, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3741 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3741
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify certain conduct that
is prohibited for purposes of bribery of public officials and
witnesses, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2025
Mrs. Sykes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify certain conduct that
is prohibited for purposes of bribery of public officials and
witnesses, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Closing Bribery Loopholes Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 201
(a)
(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``
(3) the term `official act'--
``
(A) means any act within the range of official
duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on
any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or
controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which
may by law be brought before any public official, in
such public official's official capacity or in such
official's place of trust or profit; and
``
(B) may be comprised of a single act, more than
one act, or a course of conduct to effect the official
act, and may occur whether or not it successfully
achieves a desired outcome.
(a)
(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``
(3) the term `official act'--
``
(A) means any act within the range of official
duty, and any decision, recommendation, or action on
any question, matter, cause, suit, proceeding, or
controversy, which may at any time be pending, or which
may by law be brought before any public official, in
such public official's official capacity or in such
official's place of trust or profit; and
``
(B) may be comprised of a single act, more than
one act, or a course of conduct to effect the official
act, and may occur whether or not it successfully
achieves a desired outcome.''.
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