End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017
This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to add the Secretary of the Treasury as a member of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking. The task force must submit to Congress recommendations for the revision of anti-money laundering programs to specifically target money laundering related to human trafficking.
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council must review and enhance, where necessary: (1) training and procedures to improve the ability of anti-money laundering programs to target human trafficking operations, and (2) procedures for referring potential human trafficking cases to the appropriate law enforcement agency.
The Department of State must report on: (1) efforts to eliminate money laundering related to human trafficking; and (2) the number of investigations, arrests, indictments, and convictions in money laundering cases related to human trafficking.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-11 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate |
| 2018-04-10 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-10 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 2 (Roll no. 130). (text: CR H3075-3076) | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-10 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3081) | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-10 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-10 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2219. | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-10 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3075-3078) | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-10 | Floor | Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-23 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439. | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-23 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-569, Part II. | House floor actions |
| 2018-02-20 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-569, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2017-12-14 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2017-12-14 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-12-13 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 59 - 0. | House committee actions |
| 2017-12-13 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-12-12 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-11-29 | Committee | Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral. | House committee actions |
| 2017-11-29 | Committee | Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance Prior to Referral. | House committee actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2017-04-27 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |