3.0.0 1651 2023-01-11T13:50:13Z 2023-09-05T17:28:05Z Senate S 2021-05-13 117 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-13T21:53:27Z Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021 117 5039 HR 2021-08-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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. Related bill CRS 2021-05-13 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2021-05-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN N R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-05-13 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2021-07-29 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2021-07-29 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2021-11-30 False International Affairs Argentina Bolivia Brazil Caribbean area Colombia Congressional oversight Cuba Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Drug trafficking and controlled substances Foreign and international banking Foreign property Free trade and trade barriers Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International organizations and cooperation Iran Latin America Lebanon Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Nicaragua Nuclear weapons Paraguay Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions Smuggling and trafficking Terrorism Venezuela Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2021-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2021-11-04T13:54:47Z Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021

This bill establishes requirements related to activities of Hizballah in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Specifically, the President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in significant transactions with, or provided material support to, Hizballah in a Latin American or Caribbean country.

The Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the Department of State, must report on illicit activities of Hizballah in Latin America and the Caribbean. This report must include (1) an estimate of how much of Hizbollah's budget derives from such activities, (2) an assessment of interagency efforts and progress in countering such activities, and (3) an identification of financial institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean known to be operating on behalf of or with ties to Hizballah.

The Department of Homeland Security must seek to improve (1) data sharing among trade transparency units with respect to operations against malign actors among Latin American and Caribbean countries, and (2) cooperation with federal agencies with respect to trade transparency units.

]]> Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021 Display Title Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to impose certain measures with respect to Hizballah-affected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean and to impose sanctions with respect to senior foreign political figures in Latin America who support Hizballah, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1651is/xml/BILLS-117s1651is.xml 2021-05-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.