Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 385

119th Congress

Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 14, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Ronny Jackson

Representative

Republican

TX-13

Cosponsors

3

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Policy Area

International Affairs

Summary

This bill requires the State Department to publish annual country corruption rankings in three tiers. Tier two and three countries get anti-corruption contacts at U.S. embassies, and tier three countries face evaluation for Global Magnitsky sanctions.

Latest Action

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.

SponsorRonny Jackson (R-TX)

Introduced1/14/2025

StatusReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for

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Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025

This bill requires the State Department to publish annual country corruption rankings in three tiers. Tier two and three countries get anti-corruption contacts at U.S. embassies, and tier three countries face evaluation for Global Magnitsky sanctions.

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This bill requires the State Department to publish annual country corruption rankings in three tiers. Tier two and three countries get anti-corruption contacts at U.S. embassies, and tier three countries face evaluation for Global Magnitsky sanctions.

Bill Number: 385
Sponsor: Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
Introduced: 1/14/2025
Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
Policy Area: International Affairs

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Fact Sheet

Title: Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025
Bill Number: 385
Sponsor: Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
Introduced: 1/14/2025
Summary: This bill requires the State Department to publish annual country corruption rankings in three tiers. Tier two and three countries get anti-corruption contacts at U.S. embassies, and tier three countries face evaluation for Global Magnitsky sanctions.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the State Department to publish annual country corruption rankings in three tiers. Tier two and three countries get anti-corruption contacts at U.S. embassies, and tier three countries face evaluation for Global Magnitsky sanctions.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of State to address corruption in foreign governments.The State Department must annually publish a ranking of foreign countries based on their government's efforts to eliminate corruption. Corruption, for the purposes of the bill, is the unlawful exercise of entrusted public power for private gain, including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement.The bill outlines the minimum standards that the State Department must consider when creating the ranking. These considerations include, for example, whether a country has criminalized corruption, adopted measures to prevent corruption, and complied with the United Nations Convention against Corruption and other relevant international agreements. Tier one countries meet the standards; tier two countries make some efforts to meet the standards; tier three countries make de minimis or no efforts to meet the standards.If a country is ranked in the second or third tier, the State Department must designate an anti-corruption contact at the U.S. diplomatic post in that country to promote good governance and combat corruption.The State Department must also evaluate whether there are foreign persons (individuals or entities) engaged in significant corruption in all third-tier countries for the purpose of potential imposition of sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The State Department must annually provide Congress with a list of those persons that the President has sanctioned pursuant to this evaluation, the dates sanctions were imposed, and the reasons for imposing sanctions.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Creates three-tier corruption ranking system
Requires annual country rankings
Assigns anti-corruption contacts abroad
Evaluates tier three for sanctions
Reports sanctioned persons to Congress

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Countries would be ranked publicly on anti-corruption efforts. Corrupt foreign officials could face sanctions. U.S. diplomatic posts would have dedicated anti-corruption personnel in lower-ranked countries.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

International Affairs

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

385, 119th Congress (2025). "Combating Global Corruption Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-385

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