US Congress Senate Bill 1309 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: Engrossed on December 23 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires the Department of State to develop a program to combat corruption in countries that receive U.S. aid. The State Department shall annually report to Congress a tiered list of all countries that receive certain U.S. foreign assistance. The first tier shall contain countries that meet minimum standards for combatting public corruption, while the second tier shall contain countries that do not comply but are making significant efforts to do so. Third-tier countries do not meet the minimum anti-corruption standards and are not making significant efforts to do so. For each second- and third-tier ranked country, the State Department shall (1) include a corruption risk assessment and mitigation strategy in each country's integrated country strategy, and (2) use appropriate anti-corruption mechanisms. Such mechanisms include requiring the disclosure of the beneficial ownership of contractors and partners involved in State Department programs and requiring claw-back provisions to recover misappropriated funds. The State Department shall designate an anti-corruption point of contact in the U.S. diplomatic post in each second- or third-tier country and where the State Department determines that such a point of contact is necessary. The point of contact shall be responsible for coordinating a whole-of-government approach to enhancing the ability of foreign countries to combat public corruption.

Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-12-23	House	Received in the House.
2019-12-23	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2019-12-19	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2019-12-19	Senate	S.Amdt.1275 Amendment SA 1275 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2019-12-19	Senate	S.Amdt.1275 Amendment SA 1275 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cardin. (consideration: CR S7236; text: CR S7220-7221) In the nature of a substitute.
2019-12-19	Senate	The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
2019-12-19	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7234-7236)
2019-07-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
2019-07-11	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2019-06-25	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-05-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1309/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1309/BILLS-116s1309is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1309/BILLS-116s1309rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1309/BILLS-116s1309es.pdf