Bill · H.R. 385· House(119-HR-385)
Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 1/14/2025
- Last activity
- 1/14/2025 — 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.
- Sponsored by
- Steve Cohen
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025 aims to identify and fight corruption in foreign countries. It requires the Secretary of State to create a yearly, three-tiered ranking system to categorize countries based on their efforts to stop corruption. The bill also directs officials to check if people involved in significant corruption in tier 3 countries should face sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. Additionally, the law establishes anti-corruption points of contact at U.S. diplomatic posts in certain countries. These points of contact will work to promote good governance and help countries develop tools to fight corruption.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill requires the Secretary of State to publish a public tiered ranking of countries based on corruption levels.
Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?+3
The bill establishes anti-corruption points of contact at U.S. diplomatic posts to promote good governance.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+2
Reducing corruption can help ensure public resources reach those in need rather than being embezzled.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency and Accountability: The Secretary of State will publish a tiered ranking of all foreign countries on a public website, which provides insight into how different governments handle corruption (Section 3).
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Targeted Sanctions Against Corruption: The bill directs the evaluation of foreign persons engaged in significant corruption for potential sanctions under the Global Magnities Human Rights Accountability Act, specifically in tier 3 countries (Section 5).
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Protection for Victims and Whistleblowers: The standards for assessing government efforts include checking if a country protects victims of corruption and whistleblowers from being punished or facing retaliation for exposing corruption (Section 4).
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Support for Good Governance: The designation of anti-corruption points of contact at U.S. diplomatic posts is intended to help countries improve their ability to combat public corruption and implement risk assessment tools (Section 6).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts for individuals or groups are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+2Good For Union Workers+1
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Diplomatic Engagement+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Criminal Sentencing Reform+1
- 9/3/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/14/2025
- 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.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Yassamin AnsariDemocrat · Arizona
William KeatingDemocrat · Massachusetts
Maria SalazarRepublican · Florida
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia
Joe WilsonRepublican · South Carolina