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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 10009

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Introduced 2026-07-30Topic: criminal justice · governance ethics

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This bill changes the federal time limit for bringing charges for certain bribery and theft crimes. It covers crimes under sections 201 and 666 of title 18 of the U.S. Code, which deal with bribery of public officials and theft or bribery involving programs that receive federal funds. Under the bill, the time limit for charging these crimes would not start until a federal law enforcement agency discovers the crime or receives a report of it.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-07-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-07-30Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-07-30Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-29. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.