End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2018
Latest action · Apr 11, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 27, 2017
- Passed HouseApr 10, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to add the Secretary of the Treasury as a member of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. The task force must submit to Congress recommendations for the revision of anti-money laundering programs specifically targeting severe forms of human trafficking.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council must: (1) review and enhance training and procedures to improve the capability of specified programs to target financial transactions relating to severe forms of human trafficking, (2) review and enhance procedures for referring potential severe human trafficking cases to the appropriate law enforcement agency, and (3) determine whether financial institution requirements are sufficient to detect and deter money laundering related to severe forms of human trafficking.
(Sec. 3) The Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence must coordinate with other specified agencies to combat the illicit financing relating to severe forms of human trafficking.
(Sec. 4) The bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require the task force to report on efforts to eliminate money laundering related to severe forms of human trafficking.
(Sec. 5) The bill provides additional criteria to be considered by the State Department to indicate a country's serious and sustained efforts to eliminate human trafficking. Specifically, the bill adds criteria regarding whether a country has taken or is taking steps to implement a framework for preventing financial transactions involving severe forms of human trafficking.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 130 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed408–2 | Apr 10, 2018 |
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2017 to Dec 18, 2017; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 27, 2017 |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Original | Apr 27, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Apr 27, 2017 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Jul 12, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Sep 27, 2017 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Nov 30, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Dec 11, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Dec 11, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Dec 14, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Dec 14, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Dec 14, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 18, 2017 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2017Markup Dec 14, 2017Reported Feb 23, 2018 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Apr 27, 2017Markup Dec 12, 2017Markup Dec 13, 2017Reported Feb 20, 2018 |
| Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee | Hearings Nov 29, 2017 | |
| Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee | Hearings Nov 29, 2017 | |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 11, 2018 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Apr 10, 2018Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 10, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3075-3078)
- Apr 10, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2219.
- Apr 10, 2018At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 10, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3081)
- Apr 10, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 2 (Roll no. 130). (text: CR H3075-3076)
- Apr 10, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 23, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-569, Part II.
- Feb 23, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439.
- Feb 20, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-569, Part I.
- Dec 14, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 14, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Dec 13, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 13, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 59 - 0.
- Dec 12, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 29, 2017Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance Prior to Referral.
- Nov 29, 2017Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
- Apr 27, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 27, 2017Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3075–H3078Text printed H3075Recorded votes H3081enact | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Edward R. Royce R-CA, William R. Keating D-MA | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1701 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Dec 14, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Feb 15, 2018H.R. 2219, End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on December 13, 2017
- Feb 15, 2018H.R. 2219, End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on December 14, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 72, April 27, 2017, page H2942.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-71 | FOLLOWING THE MONEY: HOW HUMAN TRAFFICKERS EXPLOIT U.S. FINANCIAL MARKETS67 pages | Financial Services Committee | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-93 | UKRAINE CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION ACT OF 2017; END BANKING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS ACT OF 2017; UNITED STATES-JORDAN DEFENSE COOPERATION EXTENSION ACT; AND WAR CRIMES REWARDS EXPANSION ACT56 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Dec 14, 2017 |
| Serial No. 115-60 | LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO COUNTER TERRORISM AND ILLICIT FINANCE164 pages | Financial Services Committee | Nov 29, 2017 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45308 | JOBS and Investor Confidence Act (House-Amended S. 488): Capital Markets Provisions Archived | Report | Sep 7, 2018 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 488 | Encouraging Employee Ownership Act | Related bill | Jul 18, 2018 |
| S 952 | End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 | Related bill | Apr 26, 2017 |
| S 2080 | End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 9, 2018 |
| HR 6147 | Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019 | Related bill | Sep 7, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase the role of the financial industry in combating human trafficking.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Banking and financial institutions regulation
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of the Treasury
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Human trafficking
- International organizations and cooperation
- Sex offenses
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2018Referred in Senate
- Apr 10, 2018Engrossed in House
- Feb 23, 2018Reported in House
- Apr 27, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
