Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4322
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2021-07-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Germany
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial procedure and administration
Oil and gas
Organized crime
Pipelines
Russia
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
U.S. and foreign investments
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: 

Combating Global Corruption Act of 2021

 
This bill requires the Department of State to address corruption, including related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline (a national gas pipeline expected to increase Russia's natural gas export capacity).
 
The State Department must annually publish a ranking of foreign countries based on their government's efforts to eliminate corruption.
 
The bill outlines the minimum standards that the State Department must consider when creating the ranking. These considerations include, for example, whether a country has criminalized corruption, adopted measures to prevent corruption, and complied with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and other relevant international agreements. Tier one countries meet the standards; tier two countries make some efforts to meet the standards; tier three countries make de minimis or no efforts to meet the standards.
 
If a country is ranked in the second or third tier, the State Department must designate an anti-corruption contact at the U.S. diplomatic post in that country to promote good governance and combat corruption.
 
The bill also requires the State Department, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury, to evaluate whether to impose asset- and visa-blocking sanctions against foreign persons engaged in significant corruption (1) in tier three countries, or (2) related to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The State Department must report to Congress about any sanctions imposed under this bill. The evaluation and reporting requirements concerning the Nord Stream 2 pipeline terminate after five years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-01
text: Introduced in House