US Congress House Bill 2219 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on April 11 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) 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 specifically targeting severe forms of human trafficking. The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council must: (1) review and enhance training and procedures to improve the capability of specified programs to target financial transactions relating to severe forms of human trafficking, (2) review and enhance procedures for referring potential severe human trafficking cases to the appropriate law enforcement agency, and (3) determine whether financial institution requirements are sufficient to detect and deter money laundering related to severe forms of human trafficking. (Sec. 3) The Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence must coordinate with other specified agencies to combat the illicit financing relating to severe forms of human trafficking. (Sec. 4) The bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to require the task force to report on efforts to eliminate money laundering related to severe forms of human trafficking. (Sec. 5) The bill provides additional criteria to be considered by the State Department to indicate a country's serious and sustained efforts to eliminate human trafficking. 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.

End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2018

Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Mia Love [R-UT]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]

2018-04-10 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 130 (Y: 408 N: 2 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-11	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2018-04-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-04-10	House	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)
2018-04-10	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3081)
2018-04-10	House	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.
2018-04-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2219.
2018-04-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3075-3078)
2018-04-10	House	Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-02-23	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439.
2018-02-23	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 115-569, Part II.
2018-02-20	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-569, Part I.
2017-12-14	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-12-14	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-12-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 59 - 0.
2017-12-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-12-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-11-29	House	Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
2017-11-29	House	Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance Prior to Referral.
2017-04-27	House	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.
2017-04-27	House	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.
2017-04-27	House	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.
2017-04-27	House	Introduced in House

SB952 (Related) 2017-04-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
SB2080 (Related) 2018-01-09 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-158.
HB6147 (Related) 2018-09-07 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB488 (Related) 2018-07-18 - Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2219/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2219/BILLS-115hr2219ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2219/BILLS-115hr2219rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2219/BILLS-115hr2219eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018130