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S. 52 114th Congress Senate

A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain…

Official title: A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensur… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Bank accounts, deposits, capitalCitizenship and naturalizationConsumer creditSocial security and elderly assistanceVisas and passports
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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 Latest action January 7, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes a financial institution, when verifying the identity of a non-U.S. citizen or national who is seeking to open a bank account, to accept only: (1) a Social Security number, (2) a passport number and the country of issuance, (3) an alien identification card number, or (4) any combination of such items.

Prohibits a financial institution, for such verification purposes, from accepting identification documents issued by a foreign government, other than an unexpired passport.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 52: A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-52/
MLA
"S. 52: A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-52/.
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S. 52, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-52/.
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[S. 52: A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-52/)
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