Hamas International Financing Prevention Act
Latest action · Jun 4, 2021 Referred 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.
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.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hamas International Financing Prevention Act
This bill imposes sanctions targeting Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and any affiliate or successor groups.
The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of each foreign person or instrumentality that knowingly assists, provides significant support or services to, or is involved in a significant transaction with a senior member or supporter of any of the targeted groups.
The President shall impose two or more sanctions on the named persons. Specifically, the person may be (1) denied credit and services from the Export-Import Bank, (2) barred from purchasing certain controlled defense articles, (3) denied exports of items on the U.S. Munitions List, (4) prevented from receiving exports of certain goods or technology controlled for national security reasons, (5) prohibited from receiving financing of more than $10 million from any U.S. financial institution, or (6) subject to property-blocking restrictions.
The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of foreign governments that have repeatedly provided material support for the targeted groups' terrorist activities. The President shall bar these governments from receiving for one year (1) U.S. assistance, or (2) exports of controlled munitions. The Department of Treasury shall instruct U.S. leadership of international financial institutions to oppose the provision of assistance to an identified government for one year.
The bill provides for certain exceptions and waivers, such as for transactions that would serve U.S. national interests.
The President shall report to Congress and periodically provide briefings on other specified topics related to the targeted groups, such as where these groups secure financing and surveillance equipment.
Cosponsors 109
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2021 to Sep 30, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Jun 21, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jun 21, 2021 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Jun 21, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jun 21, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 21, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jun 21, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Aug 23, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Aug 23, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jan 12, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Sep 30, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 4, 2021 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2021Referred 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 97, June 4, 2021, page H2692.
Printed hearings 1
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. 117-63 | DIGITAL ASSETS AND THE FUTURE OF FINANCE: UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION IN THE UNITED STATES372 pages | Financial Services Committee | Dec 8, 2021 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47344 | U.S. Sanctions: Legislation in the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 20, 2022 |
| RL34074 | The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations Archived | Report | Oct 27, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 261 | Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jan 11, 2021 |
| S 1904 | Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 27, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for terrorist organizations, including Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Hamas International Financing Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Gaza Strip
- International Affairs
- Licensing and registrations
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Multilateral development programs
- Palestinians
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2021Introduced 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.
