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A bill to reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for other purposes.
To reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for prosecuting antibribery offenses under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and related provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The standard federal statute of limitations for most crimes is 5 years, but this bill extends the deadline for prosecutors to bring charges in these particular corruption cases to 10 years after the offense is committed. The extended statute of limitations applies only to offenses committed after the bill is enacted and does not apply retroactively to offenses committed more than 5 years before the law takes effect. The bill includes a sunset provision and expires 8 years after enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
Actions (2)
- Mar 9, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Mar 9, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 9, 2026
Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kim, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Welch, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. King, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, 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. LIMITATIONS FOR ANTIBRIBERY OFFENSES.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding section 3282(a) of title 18, United States Code, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense under section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1) or section 104 or 104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd-2, 78dd-3) unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 10 years next after such offense shall have been committed.
(b) Applicability.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to any offense committed during the period ending on the date that is 5 years before the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Sunset.—This Act is effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 8 years after that date. <all>
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