# 118-hr-4696: Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

118-hr-4696, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-4696
- Congress: 118
- Title: Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2023-07-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2023-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-4696 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4696)

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