Anti-Bribery Improvement Act
Adds explicit promises to provide access to public officials’ influence to federal bribery offenses.
In the Senate Judiciary Committee since Sept. 24, 2026, 12 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 24, 2026
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
Bribery law addresses corrupt exchanges involving public officials. The bill would define “access” to an official’s influence and add explicit promises to provide access to the acts covered by federal bribery law. It would cover promises made by officials and promises made to them.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Add promises of access to bribery offenses
The bill would define “access” as using a public official’s ability to influence decisions or actions on matters that may come before the official. It would add explicit promises to provide that access to the acts covered by federal bribery law, including promises by officials or people selected to be officials and promises made to them.
The bill would make an explicit promise to provide access to an official’s influence on a matter part of the federal bribery offense. Because the definition covers a broad range of matters that may come before an official, how the law distinguishes corrupt promises from other efforts to reach or influence officials could matter.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 24, 2026SENATESEP 24, 2026By Sen. Kim with 1 original cosponsorReferred to Judiciary
- SAME DAYNOWSenate committeeSEP 24, 2026JUDICIARY NOWSEP 24, 2026In committee for 12 daysNo hearing yet
- 12 DAYS SO FARPassed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- House committee—HOUSE—
- Passed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- SEP 242026SEP 24, 2026REFERREDRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- SEP 242026SEP 24, 2026INTRODUCEDSENATEIntroduced in Senate
At day 12, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
Where your members stand on it
Support from one state
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Sen. Kim’s record: sponsored 48 bills this Congress. 0 passed the Senate; 0 became law.
- Cory A. BookerD-NJORIGINAL
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