End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2021
Summary
End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2021 This bill establishes requirements related to the use of financial transactions in human trafficking. The Financial Institutions Examination Council must review procedures to improve the capability of specified programs to target financial transactions relating to severe forms of human trafficking. The Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking must submit to Congress recommendations for the revision of anti-money laundering programs specifically targeting severe forms of human trafficking. The bill provides additional criteria to be considered by the Department of State to indicate a country's serious and sustained efforts to eliminate human trafficking for purposes of certain foreign assistance. 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Last action Feb 4, 2021
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Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
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Feb 4, 2021
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Ann Wagner
RRepublican
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Antonio Delgado
DDemocratic
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Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Jenniffer González-Colón
RRepublican
Co
Josh Gottheimer
DDemocratic
Co
Michael T. McCaul
RRepublican
Co
Susie Lee
DDemocratic
Co
William R. Keating
DDemocratic
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