Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025

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Explore the details of House Bill 385 Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on undefined. Stay informed on legislative developments.

2/8/2025, 5:53 AM

Summary of Bill HR 385

Bill 119 HR 385, also known as the "Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act," aims to address corruption in countries around the world. The bill proposes to create a tiered list of countries based on the level of corruption within their governments and their efforts to combat such corruption. This list will help identify countries that are particularly vulnerable to corruption and in need of assistance in combating it.

Additionally, the bill seeks to evaluate whether foreign individuals who are engaged in significant corruption should be designated as specially designated nationals under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. This designation would subject these individuals to sanctions and other measures aimed at holding them accountable for their corrupt actions.

Overall, Bill 119 HR 385 is focused on identifying and combating corruption on a global scale, with the goal of promoting transparency, accountability, and good governance in countries around the world.

Congressional Summary of HR 385

Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of State to address corruption in foreign governments.

The State Department must annually publish a ranking of foreign countries based on their government's efforts to eliminate corruption. Corruption, for the purposes of the bill, is the unlawful exercise of entrusted public power for private gain, including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement.

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 State Department must also evaluate whether there are foreign persons (individuals or entities) engaged in significant corruption in all third-tier countries for the purpose of potential imposition of sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The State Department must annually provide Congress with a list of those persons that the President has sanctioned pursuant to this evaluation, the dates sanctions were imposed, and the reasons for imposing sanctions.

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Current Status of Bill HR 385

Bill HR 385 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 14, 2025. Bill HR 385 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on January 14, 2025. Bill HR 385's most recent activity was 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. as of January 14, 2025

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 385

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To identify and combat corruption in countries, to establish a tiered list of countries with respect to levels of corruption by their governments and their efforts to combat such corruption, and to evaluate whether foreign persons engaged in significant corruption should be specially designated nationals under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.