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Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1651| Senate 
| Updated: 5/13/2021
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Aug 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5039
Introduced in House
  • May 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • August 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5039
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5039: Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021
ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilCaribbean areaColombiaCongressional oversightCubaDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesForeign and international bankingForeign propertyFree trade and trade barriersHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationIranLatin AmericaLebanonMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsNicaraguaNuclear weaponsParaguayRule of law and government transparencySanctionsSmuggling and traffickingTerrorismVenezuelaVisas and passports

Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1651| Senate 
| Updated: 5/13/2021
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.
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Timeline
May 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Aug 13, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5039
Introduced in House
  • May 13, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 13, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • August 13, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5039
    Introduced in House
Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Senator

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5039: Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilCaribbean areaColombiaCongressional oversightCubaDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesForeign and international bankingForeign propertyFree trade and trade barriersHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationIranLatin AmericaLebanonMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsNicaraguaNuclear weaponsParaguayRule of law and government transparencySanctionsSmuggling and traffickingTerrorismVenezuelaVisas and passports