Editing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (section)

=== President Trump's executive order ===
On February 10, 2025, [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] signed an executive order directing [[Pam Bondi]], the [[United States Attorney General|US attorney-general]], to pause enforcement of FCPA. Trump told [[Journalist|journalists]] who were present when he signed the order that “It’s going to mean a lot more business for America”.<ref name=Guardian2.11.25>{{Cite news |last=Chao-Fong |first=Léonie |date=2025-02-11 |title=Trump halts enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/trump-order-foreign-bribery-act |access-date=2025-02-11 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

A White House official claimed that American companies were damaged by “over-enforcement” of FCPA because “they are prohibited from engaging in practices common among international competitors, creating an uneven playing field".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chávez |first=Steff |last2=Palma |first2=Stefania |date=2025-02-11 |title=Donald Trump to halt enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f880bfc3-6069-427b-9873-51255d4e0b8c  |work=[[Financial Times]]|access-date=2025-02-11|archive-date=February 11, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250211131430/https://www.ft.com/content/f880bfc3-6069-427b-9873-51255d4e0b8c}}</ref>

In response, Gary Kalman, executive director of [[Transparency International|Transparency International US]], warned that Trump's actions “diminishes – and could pave the way for completely eliminating – the crown jewel in the US’s fight against global corruption”.<ref name=Guardian2.11.25/>