Financial Privacy Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to annually report to Congress details of reports made to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). FinCEN collects reports on suspicious financial transactions and the beneficial ownership of companies in order to detect financial crimes, including money laundering. Under the bill, FinCEN must report on the number and types of reports and whether they are retained by FinCEN, any guidance regarding outside agency access to these reports, agency requests for these reports, and any denials of access. Treasury must annually review access guidance and revise as appropriate to protect the legal rights of U.S persons, among other objectives.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 256.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-317.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 256.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-317.
Finance and Financial Sector
Congressional oversightCorporate finance and managementFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsRight of privacy
Financial Privacy Act of 2023
USA118th CongressHR-5485| House
| Updated: 12/13/2023
Financial Privacy Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to annually report to Congress details of reports made to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). FinCEN collects reports on suspicious financial transactions and the beneficial ownership of companies in order to detect financial crimes, including money laundering. Under the bill, FinCEN must report on the number and types of reports and whether they are retained by FinCEN, any guidance regarding outside agency access to these reports, agency requests for these reports, and any denials of access. Treasury must annually review access guidance and revise as appropriate to protect the legal rights of U.S persons, among other objectives.
Congressional oversightCorporate finance and managementFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsRight of privacy