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S. 1637 117th Congress Senate

Hizballah Money Laundering Prevention Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to impose certain measures with respect to Hizballah-dominated areas in Lebanon and to impose sanctions with respect to senior foreign political figures in Lebanon supporting Hizballah.

Introduced: May 13, 2021 Introduced by: Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
International Affairs Bank accounts, deposits, capitalCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign and international banking
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Fraud offenses and financial crimesHuman rightsLebanonMiddle EastSanctionsSyriaTerrorism
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May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 13, 2021
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 Latest action May 13, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hizballah Money Laundering Prevention Act of 2021

This bill establishes measures to deter money laundering by Hizballah in Lebanon.

Specifically, the Department of the Treasury must prohibit or place conditions on the opening or maintaining of certain correspondent or payable-through accounts by the Central Bank of Syria if Treasury determines that certain jurisdictions in Lebanon are jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern.

Further, the President must sanction certain senior foreign political figures or foreign persons that the President determines have knowingly provided material support to or engaged in a significant transaction with Hizballah.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 18, 2021
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 13, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1637: Hizballah Money Laundering Prevention Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1637/
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"S. 1637: Hizballah Money Laundering Prevention Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1637/.
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S. 1637, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1637/.
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