HR 385 · in committee · significant
Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025
- foreign policy
What this bill does
- The State Department must annually rank foreign countries by their efforts to combat government corruption.
- All foreign governments are evaluated; those in lower tiers face potential U.S. sanctions and diplomatic pressure.
- The State Department designates anti-corruption contacts and reports sanctioned individuals to Congress annually.
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Started by Cosponsor
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How would the State Department's annual corruption rankings affect U.S. diplomatic relationships and trade negotiations with countries designated as lower-tier performers?
- 02
What criteria and evidence should the State Department use to fairly evaluate and rank countries with different legal systems and transparency standards?
- 03
Which consequences matter more to achieve anti-corruption goals: economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, or other approaches not mentioned in this bill?
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Sponsor · D-TN-9
Steve Cohen
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In Congress
4/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-14
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-14 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-14 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-01-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-14 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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