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.
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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.
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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.
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GovInfo lists S. 4029 in the 119th Congress as Introduced in Senate, with last action date March 9, 2026. The action says Warren, for herself and other senators including Mr. Coons, introduced the bill and it was read twice and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The full title is to reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a 10-year limitations period for antibribery offenses.
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Coons's Senate office said Senators Chris Coons, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, Andy Kim, Dick Durbin, and Jeanne Shaheen led colleagues in introducing the FCPA Reinforcement Act to strengthen FCPA enforcement. The release says the bill would extend the statute of limitations for criminal violations of the three FCPA anti-bribery provisions from five to 10 years, and quotes Coons saying the bill strengthens the FCPA.
Assessments
The promise was framed as introducing and supporting legislation, not securing enactment. In March 2026, while serving in the same federal Senate term, Coons was listed among the senators introducing/cosponsoring S.4029, the FCPA Reinforcement Act, which directly aimed to strengthen FCPA anti-bribery enforcement by extending the limitations period from five to ten years. The bill had not passed beyond committee referral, so this would not satisfy a promise to enact FCPA changes, but it does fulfill the narrower introduce-and-support legislative commitment.
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.