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End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2021

Introduced: December 23, 2021 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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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.
Feb 4, 2021
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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.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Oct 11, 2022
Delgado, Antonio
· Dec 23, 2021
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Aug 23, 2021
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · May 19, 2021
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2021
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 808: End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-808/
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"H.R. 808: End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-808/.
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H.R. 808, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-808/.
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