Senators led by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren introduced the FCPA Reinforcement Act, legislation aimed at strengthening enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by giving prosecutors more time to bring criminal foreign bribery cases and signaling that companies should maintain robust anti-corruption compliance. The bill would extend the statute of limitations for criminal violations of the FCPA’s three anti-bribery provisions from five to ten years. If not renewed, the longer limitations period would sunset eight years after enactment. The sponsors linked the proposal to the Trump Administration’s narrowing of FCPA enforcement, including Department of Justice guidelines issued in June 2025, and pointed to reduced enforcement activity in 2025 despite enforcement and trials resuming after an earlier pause.
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 2026-03-09
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs introduces FCPA Reinforcement Act to extend FCPA bribery statute of limitations to 10 years
Senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, introduced the FCPA Reinforcement Act to strengthen the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by extending the statute of limitations for criminal violations from five to ten years. The bill responds to reduced enforcement activity linked to the Trump Administration's narrowing of FCPA enforcement. The extended limitations period would sunset eight years after enactment if not renewed.