Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act of 2021

12/31/2022, 5:28 AM

Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish and regularly update its website with an accounting of property that is forfeited to the United States as a result of foreign government corruption. It also expresses the sense of Congress that recovered assets shall be returned for the benefit of the people harmed by the corruption.

Congress
117
Number
S - 2010
Introduced on
2021-06-10
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

6/10/2021
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish and regularly update its website with an accounting of property that is forfeited to the United States as a result of foreign government corruption. It also expresses the sense of Congress that recovered assets shall be returned for the benefit of the people harmed by the corruption.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to require an accounting of certain property forfeited to the United States, and for other purposes.
Policy Areas
Crime and Law Enforcement
Potential Impact
Accounting and auditing•
Criminal justice information and records•
Foreign property•
Fraud offenses and financial crimes•
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption•
Government information and archives•
Government trust funds

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary7/13/2021

Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish and regularly update its website with an accounting of property that is forfeited to the United States as a result of f...

Latest Action6/10/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.