US Congress House Bill 6729 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1-1)
Status: Engrossed on September 27 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-09-27 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill allows a qualified nonprofit organization to share information with financial institutions and other authorities regarding possible human trafficking or related money laundering activities. The Department of the Treasury must determine which financial institutions are eligible to receive this information. Nonprofit organizations, financial institutions, and other authorities shall not be held liable for sharing this information in compliance with specified regulations.

Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018

Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Mia Love [R-UT]	Rep. Mimi Walters [R-CA]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]

2018-09-26 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 408 (Y: 297 N: 124 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-09-27	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2018-09-26	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-26	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 297 - 124 (Roll no. 408). (text: CR H9052-9053)
2018-09-26	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9059)
2018-09-26	House	At 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.
2018-09-26	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6729.
2018-09-26	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9052-9056)
2018-09-26	House	Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2018-09-26	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 766.
2018-09-26	House	Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-981.
2018-09-13	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 5.
2018-09-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-09-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2018-09-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6729/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6729/BILLS-115hr6729ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6729/BILLS-115hr6729rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6729/BILLS-115hr6729eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018408