Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4696 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4696 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a foreign official from demanding a bribe, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2023 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Keating, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Salazar, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ivey, and Mr. Cleaver) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a foreign official from demanding a bribe, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Extortion Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF DEMAND FOR BRIBE. Section 201 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1…