Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-758| House
| Updated: 3/12/2019
J. French Hill
Republican Representative
Arkansas
Cosponsors (2)
Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 This bill limits a financial institution's liability for maintaining a customer account or a customer transaction in compliance with a written request by a federal, state, tribal, or local law enforcement agency. A federal or state agency may not take an adverse supervisory action against a financial institution with respect to maintaining an account or a transaction consistent with such a request.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2623-2625)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 758.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2627)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 7 (Roll no. 120). (text: CR H2623)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial Sector
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFraud offenses and financial crimes
Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-758| House
| Updated: 3/12/2019
Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 This bill limits a financial institution's liability for maintaining a customer account or a customer transaction in compliance with a written request by a federal, state, tribal, or local law enforcement agency. A federal or state agency may not take an adverse supervisory action against a financial institution with respect to maintaining an account or a transaction consistent with such a request.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2623-2625)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 758.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2627)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 7 (Roll no. 120). (text: CR H2623)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
J. French Hill
Republican Representative
Arkansas
Cosponsors (2)
Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Finance and Financial Sector
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationFraud offenses and financial crimes