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H.R. 9389House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

No Gratuities for Governing Act of 2024

Sponsored by Jeff JacksonRep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC)
Introduced August 20, 2024

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The No Gratuities for Governing Act of 2024 amends the federal criminal code to clarify and strengthen rules against illegal gratuities in programs that receive federal funding. It updates the language of 18 U.S.C. § 666, raises the maximum prison term for certain violations, and adds new provisions that define prohibited giving or receiving of money in connection with government transactions. The changes affect anyone who offers, promises, or accepts significant payments tied to official actions involving federal‑funded programs.

Key Provisions

  • Renumbers existing subsections (b)‑(d) of § 666 as (c)‑(e) to make room for new language.
  • Changes the reference in subsection (a) to point to the newly created subsection (c).
  • Increases the maximum imprisonment for the offense in subsection (a) from 10 to 15 years.
  • Adds a new subsection (b) that makes it a crime to give, offer, or promise $1,000 or more to a government official (or to receive such a payment) when the official act involves a transaction of $5,000 or more.
  • Sets the penalty for the new subsection (b) to a fine, up to 2 years in prison, or both.
  • Updates subsection (c) (formerly (b)) to refer to circumstances in both subsections (a) and (b).

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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August 20, 2024

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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August 20, 2024

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Introduced in HouseIssued August 20, 2024

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118th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9389

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 20, 2024

Mr. Jackson of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the offense pertaining to illegal gratuities concerning programs receiving Federal funds.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Gratuities for Governing Act of 2024.

2.

Illegal gratuities concerning programs receiving Federal funds

Section 666 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsection (c) through (e), respectively;

(2)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

by striking if the circumstance described in subsection (b) of this section exists and inserting if the circumstance described in subsection (c) of this section exists; and

(B)

by striking imprisoned not more than 10 years, and inserting imprisoned not more than 15 years,;

(3)

by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

(b)

Whoever, if the circumstance described in subsection (c) of this section exists—

(1)

directly or indirectly, knowingly and purposefully gives, offers, or promises anything of value of $1,000 or more to any agent of an organization, or of a State, local, or Indian tribal government, or any agency thereof, for or because of any official act performed by such agent 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)

being an agent of an organization, or of a State, local, or Indian tribal government, or any agency thereof, directly or indirectly, knowingly and purposefully demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or accept anything of value of $1,000 or more personally for or because of any official act performed by such agent 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 redesignated, by striking circumstance referred to in subsection (a) and inserting circumstances referred to in subsections (a) and (b).