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Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance Act [S.2167] [Finance ] [International ] [National Security ] [Trade ]
Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, not later than 30 days after authorizing a U. S. or foreign financial institution to export or re-export a commercial passenger aircraft to Iran (or, for an authorization made after January 16, 2016, but before the enactment of this bill, not later than 60 days after such enactment) and every 180 days thereafter for the duration of the authorization, to submit to Congress a report containing: a list of financial institutions that have, after (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/28/2017

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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [S.2826] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Manufacturing ]
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act This bill revises trade, finance, and tax provisions with respect to China. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to prohibit the export of certain U.S. technology and intellectual property to China. The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to place a shareholder cap on Chinese investments in certain U.S. corporations. Federal agencies are prohibited from using or procuring telecommunications equipment or services from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or any other entity reasonably (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/10/2018

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LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 [HB-4027] [International ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ]
LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly control the maintaining in the United States, of correspondent or payable-through accounts by a foreign financial institution that assisted in the importation, sale, or transfer of North Korean goods or services; and (3) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher Introduced In House on 10/11/2017

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BURMA Act of 2017 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-4223] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Trade ]
BURMA Act of 2017 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Burma (Myanmar) should ensure the safe and voluntary return of displaced people and fully implement the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State. The U.S. Executive Director of each international financial institution shall use U.S. influence to support only projects in Burma that do not partner or contract with or otherwise benefit any enterprise owned or controlled by the Burmese (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Introduced In House on 11/02/2017

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Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 [HB-5576] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ]
Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/06/2018

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Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018 [S.2313] [Elections ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Voting Rights ] [International ]
Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018 This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), no more than 30 days after a U.S. election, to determine whether a foreign government interfered with the election and report on that determination. If the DNI reports that there was not interference and subsequently determines that there was interference, the DNI shall report on the subsequent determination. If the DNI determines that Russia interfered with an election, the President shall impose specified (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/12/2018

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Iran Freedom Policy and Sanctions Act [HB-4821] [International ] [National Security ] [Trade ]
Iran Freedom Policy and Sanctions Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 01/23/2018

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Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 [S.2060] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Trade ] [Funding ] [Economic Development ]
Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 This bill authorizes assistance to victims of the military's ethnic cleansing campaign targeting the Rohingya people in Rakhine State, Burma (Myanmar), as well as technical assistance to investigate and prosecute crimes related to ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State. The bill imposes restrictions on international financial institution assistance, security cooperation, and trade. It calls on the President to determine whether specified individuals should be included in the list of specially designated nationals (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 02/12/2018

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Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018 [HB-4884] [Elections ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Voting Rights ] [International ]
Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018 This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), no more than 30 days after a U.S. election, to determine whether a foreign government interfered with the election and report on that determination. If the DNI reports that there was not interference and subsequently determines that there was interference, the DNI shall report on the subsequent determination. If the DNI determines that Russia interfered with an election, the President shall impose specified (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Introduced In House on 01/25/2018

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Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act [S.2353] [International ] [Finance ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, in furtherance of efforts to prevent the financing of terrorism, money laundering, or related illicit finance and to make financial institutions' required compliance with sanctions more easily understood, to submit within 270 days and annually thereafter for the next two years a report regarding: the funds or other assets held in U.S. and foreign financial institutions that are directly or indirectly controlled by specified Iranian officials; any equity (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/29/2018

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A resolution calling upon the President to exercise relevant mandatory sanctions authorities under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act in response to the Government of the Russian Federation's continued aggression in Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea and assault on democratic institutions around the world, including through cyber attacks. [SR-402] [Cybersecurity ] [International ] [National Security ] [Elections ]
A resolution calling upon the President to exercise relevant mandatory sanctions authorities under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act in response to the Government of the Russian Federation's continued aggression in Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea and assault on democratic institutions around the world, including through cyber attacks. Calls for: (1) the President, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of State to impose sanctions with respect to activities of the Russian Federation undermining cybersecurity, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S876-878) on 02/12/2018

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Calling upon the President to exercise relevant mandatory sanctions authorities under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act in response to the Government of the Russian Federation's continued aggression in Ukraine and forcible and illegal annexation of Crimea and assault on democratic institutions around the world, including through cyber attacks. [HR-749] [Cybersecurity ] [International ] [National Security ] [Elections ]
Calling upon the President to exercise relevant mandatory sanctions authorities under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act in response to the Government of the Russian Federation's continued aggression in Ukraine and forcible and illegal annexation of Crimea and assault on democratic institutions around the world, including through cyber attacks. Calls for: (1) the President, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of State to impose sanctions with respect to activities of the Russian Federation undermining cybersecurity, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Introduced In House on 02/26/2018

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act [HB-5132] [International ] [Trade ] [National Security ]
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 03/07/2018

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Stand with UK against Russia Violations Act [HB-5428] [International ] [National Security ]
Stand with UK against Russia Violations Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduced In House on 04/05/2018

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Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act [HB-3364] [International ] [Cybersecurity ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ] [Defense ] [Finance ] [Trade ] [Law Enforcement ]
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose sanctions against: (1) Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, (2) the sale or transfer to Iran of military equipment or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, and (3) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated foreign persons. The President may impose sanctions against persons responsible for violations of internationally recognized human (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Became Public Law No: 115-44. on 08/02/2017

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Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017 [HB-3329] [Finance ] [International ] [National Security ]
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 07/20/2017

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Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018 [S.1595] [International ] [National Security ] [Crime ]
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to impose specified sanctions on: (1) foreign persons that knowingly assist in or provide support for fund raising or recruitment activities for Hizballah; (2) agencies of foreign governments that provide Hizballah with financial support, arms, or other assistance; and (3) Hizballah by reason of its narcotics trafficking and significant transnational criminal activities. The bill prescribes reporting requirements (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Became Public Law No: 115-272. on 10/25/2018

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Otto Warmbier Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2017 [S.1591] [International ] [Finance ] [Trade ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
Otto Warmbier Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2017 This bill requires the President to: (1) submit to Congress a list of financial institutions that are providing financial or banking support to the government of North Korea; (2) impose specified financial and asset blocking sanctions on an institution that has knowingly engaged in such conduct, and (3) impose specified civil penalties upon a U.S. institution based upon whether it has taken steps to prevent a recurrence of such conduct. The President: (1) may suspend, renew, or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-161. on 01/30/2018

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North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017 [S.1562] [International ] [Trade ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Finance ] [Mining ]
North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly control the maintaining in the United States, of correspondent or payable-through accounts by a foreign financial institution that assisted in the importation, sale, or transfer of North Korean goods or services; and (3) impose specified (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/13/2017

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Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to President Trump's financial connections to Russia, certain illegal financial schemes, and related information. [HR-442] [Finance ] [International ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Funding ] [Crime ]
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to President Trump's financial connections to Russia, certain illegal financial schemes, and related information.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Reported Adversely By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-265. on 07/28/2017

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