The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) is close to becoming law. On Nov. 30, the FEPA was included as part of the conference agreement on the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense. Yesterday, the Senate passed the NDAA conference agreement, and today the House followed suit. The NDAA now goes to President Biden’s desk for signature. 

The FEPA, which has bipartisan support, would make it illegal for foreign officials to demand bribes from U.S. companies in exchange for allowing them to do business abroad. This is a commonsense reform that will help keep the U.S. competitive in the global economy.  

Thanks to Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), William Keating (D-MA), John Curtis (R-UT), Dean Phillips (D-MN), and Maria Salazar (R-FL) for their support of this important bill.   

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