House Bill 1220
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Bank Privacy Reform Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 27, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1220
Congress
118
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Bank Privacy Reform Act
This bill eliminates provisions that require financial institutions to report certain financial information to specified government agencies. Currently, financial institutions are required to report certain financial transactions for the purpose of detecting illicit activity, such as money laundering or the financing of terrorism. Under the bill, such records are only obtainable through a search warrant.
The bill also eliminates reporting requirements related to the beneficial ownership of certain corporate entities.
February 27, 2023
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02/27/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
02/27/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 21, 2024 5:23:35 PM