119-hr4175

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4175 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4175

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the offense 
pertaining to illegal gratuities concerning programs receiving Federal 
 funds.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 26, 2025

Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the offense 
pertaining to illegal gratuities concerning programs receiving Federal 
 funds.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``No Gratuities for Governing Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. ILLEGAL GRATUITIES CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS.

 

Section 666 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subsections

    (b) through
            (d) as 
 subsection
            (c) through

    (e) , respectively;

    (2) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) by striking ``if the circumstance described in 
 subsection

    (b) of this section exists'' and inserting 
 ``if the circumstance described in subsection
            (c) of 
 this section exists''; and
        (B) by striking ``imprisoned not more than 10 
 years,'' and inserting ``imprisoned not more than 15 
 years,'';

    (3) by inserting after subsection

    (a) the following:
 ``

    (b) Whoever, if the circumstance described in subsection
            (c) of 
this section exists--
 ``

    (1) directly or indirectly, knowingly and purposefully 
 gives, offers, or promises anything of value of $1,000 or more 
 to any agent of an organization, or of a State, local, or 
 Indian Tribal government, or any agency thereof, for or because 
 of any official act performed by such agent in connection with 
 any business, transaction, or series of transactions of such 
 organization, government, or agency involving anything of value 
 of $5,000 or more; or
 ``

    (2) being an agent of an organization, or of a State, 
 local, or Indian Tribal government, or any agency thereof, 
 directly or indirectly, knowingly and purposefully demands, 
 seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or accept 
 anything of value of $1,000 or more personally for or because 
 of any official act performed by such agent in connection with 
 any business, transaction, or series of transactions of such 
 organization, government, or agency involving anything of value 
 of $5,000 or more;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or 
both.''; and

    (4) in subsection
            (c) , as redesignated, by striking 
 ``circumstance referred to in subsection

    (a) '' and inserting 
 ``circumstances referred to in subsections

    (a) and

    (b) ''.
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