Crippling Unhinged Russian Belligerence and Chinese Involvement in Putin's Schemes Act of 2022 or the CURB CIPS Act of 2022 This bill imposes sanctions on any Chinese financial institution that uses China's Cross-Border Interbank Payment System or Russia's System for Transfer of Financial Messages to conduct transactions with any Russian financial institution or financial institution affiliated with an entity holding itself out to be the government of (1) the Republic of South Ossetia- the State of Alania, (2) the Donetsk People's Republic, (3) the Luhansk People's Republic, (4) the Republic of Abkhazia, or (5) the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. For the purposes of this bill, a Chinese or Russian financial institution is one organized under the laws of, located in, or owned or controlled by China or Russia. Similarly, a financial institution is affiliated with one of the named entities if it is organized under the laws of, located in territory controlled by, or owned or controlled by such an entity.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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CURB CIPS Act of 2022
USA117th CongressS-3877| Senate
| Updated: 3/17/2022
Crippling Unhinged Russian Belligerence and Chinese Involvement in Putin's Schemes Act of 2022 or the CURB CIPS Act of 2022 This bill imposes sanctions on any Chinese financial institution that uses China's Cross-Border Interbank Payment System or Russia's System for Transfer of Financial Messages to conduct transactions with any Russian financial institution or financial institution affiliated with an entity holding itself out to be the government of (1) the Republic of South Ossetia- the State of Alania, (2) the Donetsk People's Republic, (3) the Luhansk People's Republic, (4) the Republic of Abkhazia, or (5) the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. For the purposes of this bill, a Chinese or Russian financial institution is one organized under the laws of, located in, or owned or controlled by China or Russia. Similarly, a financial institution is affiliated with one of the named entities if it is organized under the laws of, located in territory controlled by, or owned or controlled by such an entity.
AsiaBank accounts, deposits, capitalChinaCongressional oversightEuropeForeign and international bankingForeign propertyPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaSanctionsWar and emergency powers