Summary
OFAC Licensure for Investigators Act
This bill requires the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to establish a pilot program to license eligible private sector firms to conduct nominal financial transactions as part of the firm's sanctions-related investigations.
A firm that receives a license must submit monthly reports to OFAC on activities conducted under the license.
(OFAC, within the Department of the Treasury, is one of the primary agencies responsible for enforcing economic sanctions. OFAC requires firms to take various actions, such as ensuring that they are not engaging in transactions with entities subject to U.S. sanctions. A firm may also provide voluntary self-disclosures to OFAC with information from a firm's investigation of suspicious activities.)
Legislative Journey
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
SenateMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3517)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3517)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1450.
HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3517-3518)
HouseMr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 34.
HouseCommittee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
HouseCommittee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-47, Part I.
HouseReported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-47, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
HouseReferred 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.
HouseReferred 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.
HouseIntroduced in House
Introduced in House