,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #d1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,sykes introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
clarify certain conduct that is         
prohibited for purposes of bribery of   
public officials and witnesses1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,closing      
,bribery ,loopholes ,act4  #b4          
,clarification of definition of official
 act ,section #bja7;a77#c7 of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to   
read as follows3  7#c7 the term official
 act--  7,a7 means any act within the   
range of official duty1 and any         
decision1 recommendation1 or action on  
any question1 matter1 cause1 suit1      
proceeding1 or controversy1 which may at
 any time be pending1 or which may by   
law be brought before any public        
official1 in such public official's     

official capacity or in such official's 
place of trust or profit2 and  7,b7 may 
be comprised of a single act1 more than 
one act1 or a course of conduct to      
effect the official act1 and may occur  
whether or not it successfully achieves 
a desired outcome4  4