Hezbollah Money Laundering Prevention Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 30, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
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.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hezbollah Money Laundering Prevention Act of 2020
This bill establishes measures to deter money laundering by Hezbollah in Lebanon and Latin America.
Specifically, the Department of the Treasury must prohibit or place conditions on the opening or maintaining of certain correspondent or payable-through accounts by the Central Bank of Syria if Treasury determines that certain jurisdictions in Lebanon or areas in Latin America are jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern.
Further, the President must sanction certain senior foreign political figures or foreign persons that the President determines have knowingly provided material support to or engaged in a significant transaction with Hezbollah.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2020 to Oct 13, 2020, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Sep 30, 2020 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Oct 13, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2020Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Argentina
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Banking and financial institutions regulation
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Cuba
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Financial services and investments
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign property
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Latin America
- Lebanon
- Mexico
- Middle East
- Militias and paramilitary groups
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Political parties and affiliation
- Sanctions
- Terrorism
- Venezuela
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Introduced in House
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