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21st Century Access to Banking Act

Introduced: February 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 9/15/2004 H7158)
Mar 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Feb 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 13, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
21st Century Access to Banking Act - Amends Federal law regarding customer identification verification by financial institutions to declare that a matricula consular (a water-sealed photo identification card issued by the Government of Mexico to Mexican nationals) issued in the United States by a duly authorized consular officer of the Government of Mexico shall be a valid form of identification of the individual to whom it is issued.
What's happening now September 14, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 9/15/2004 H7158)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 13, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 13, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 773: 21st Century Access to Banking Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-773/
MLA
"H.R. 773: 21st Century Access to Banking Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-773/.
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H.R. 773, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-773/.
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