US Congress House Bill 8445 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on September 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-30 - 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.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Hezbollah Money Laundering Prevention Act of 2020

Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]
Rep. Tim Burchett [R-TN]	Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-30	House	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.
2020-09-30	House	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.
2020-09-30	House	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.
2020-09-30	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8445/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8445/BILLS-116hr8445ih.pdf