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HR 5039 117th Congress House Labor and Employment

Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021

Introduced: August 13, 2021 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Aug 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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.
Aug 13, 2021
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Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021

This bill establishes requirements related to activities of Hizballah in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Specifically, the President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in significant transactions with, or provided material support to, Hizballah in a Latin American or Caribbean country.

The Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the Department of State, must report on illicit activities of Hizballah in Latin America and the Caribbean. This report must include (1) an estimate of how much of Hizbollah's budget derives from such activities, (2) an assessment of interagency efforts and progress in countering such activities, and (3) an identification of financial institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean known to be operating on behalf of or with ties to Hizballah.

The Department of Homeland Security must seek to improve (1) data sharing among trade transparency units with respect to operations against malign actors among Latin American and Caribbean countries, and (2) cooperation with federal agencies with respect to trade transparency units.

What's happening now August 13, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1651 Related bill Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Aug 13, 2021
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Aug 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5039: Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5039/
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"H.R. 5039: Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5039/.
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H.R. 5039, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5039/.
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