[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5186 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5186
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties
for gratuities given to State and local public officials.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 25, 2024
Mr. Merkley (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Welch)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties
for gratuities given to State and local public officials.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GRATUITIES GIVEN TO STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC
OFFICIALS.
(a) In General.--Section 666 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(c)'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as
subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Gratuities.--Whoever, if the circumstance described in
subsection (c) of this section exists, otherwise than as provided by
law for the proper discharge of official duty--
``(1) being an agent of an organization, or of a State,
local, or Indian tribal government, or any agency thereof,
solicits or demands for the benefit of any person, or accepts
or agrees to accept, anything of value from any person,
intending to be rewarded in connection with any business,
transaction, or series of transactions of such organization,
government, or agency involving anything of value of $5,000 or
more; or
``(2) gives, offers, or agrees to give, anything of value
to any person, with intent to reward an agent of an
organization or of a State, local or Indian tribal government,
or any agency thereof, in connection with any business,
transaction, or series of transactions of such organization,
government, or agency involving anything of value of $5,000 or
more;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or
both.''; and
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking
``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) and (b)''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Headings.--Section 666 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``Theft or
bribery'' and inserting ``Theft, bribery, or
gratuities'';
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ``Whoever'' and
inserting ``Bribes.--Whoever'';
(C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by
striking ``The'' and inserting ``Covered
Circumstance.--The'';
(D) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by
striking ``This'' and inserting ``Exception for Salary,
Wages, and Fees.--This''; and
(E) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by
striking ``As'' and inserting ``Definitions.--As''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
31 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the
item relating to section 666 and inserting the following:
``666. Theft, bribery, or gratuities concerning programs receiving
Federal funds.''.
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