# 119-s-5510: Anti-Bribery Improvement Act

119-s-5510, Anti-Bribery Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5510
- Congress: 119
- Title: Anti-Bribery Improvement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**This bill expands the federal bribery statute to criminalize promises or undertakings to provide 'access' to public officials as a form of bribery.** It also broadens the legal definition of "access" to cover an official's ability to influence any pending or prospective matter and applies to people selected to become public officials. - Public officials and nominees: Accepting or being induced by explicit promises of access can trigger bribery charges because the law now treats those promises as a prohibited inducement. - Businesses, lobbyists, and private actors: Making an explicit promise or undertaking to provide access can itself be a federal offense, even when no specific official act is requested beyond the promise. - Prosecutors and courts: A new statutory definition of "access" and added elements in 18 U.S.C. §201 give prosecutors clearer grounds to bring access-related bribery cases.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on promising access to officials: benefit, medium. This bill would add a new definition of “access” to the federal bribery law. It would make it a crime to explicitly promise or undertake to provide access to a public official or to a person selected to be a public official. "Access" would mean using an official’s ability to influence any decision…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5510 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5510)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5510 (as of 2026-10-09).