Senators Coons, Warren, colleagues introduce legislation to strengthen the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, countering President Trump’s narrowed enforcement of landmark anti-bribery law.
Introduce and support legislation to strengthen the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to enhance enforcement against foreign bribery.
Occurrences
Evidence
On March 11, 2026, Senator Chris Coons, along with Senators Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, Andy Kim, Dick Durbin, and Jeanne Shaheen, introduced the FCPA Reinforcement Act. This legislation aims to strengthen enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by extending the statute of limitations for criminal violations of the anti-bribery provisions from five to ten years. The bill responds to the Trump administration's narrowed enforcement of the FCPA and seeks to provide future administrations with additional opportunities to conduct investigations and prosecutions for offenses committed during the present term.
On March 24, 2026, Senator Coons co-sponsored S.4029, a bill titled 'A bill to reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for other purposes.' This bill was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Assessments
Senator Coons introduced and co-sponsored legislation directly aimed at strengthening the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by extending the statute of limitations for anti-bribery violations. These actions meet the promise to introduce and support FCPA-strengthening legislation. However, neither piece of legislation became law, so the outcome targets legislative effort only, not final policy change.