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115th Congress > House > Vote 837
Clerk session vote number: 130
Sponsor: ROYCE, Edward Randall (R-CA)
Description: End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2018
Bill summary: 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.
Bill titles: To increase the role of the financial industry in combating human trafficking.
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