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H.R. 4450 (114th): Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act

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Last month’s bombshell journalism investigation nicknamed the Panama Papers, by some measures the largest leak in history at 11.5 million files, renewed focus and outcry over offshore accounts. Through “shell corporations,” companies that in reality are almost entirely based in one country or U.S. state with higher tax rates are officially registered in another country or state with lower rates. Documents from the Panama-based Mossack Fonseca, the world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm, revealed that in the most extreme cases, zero in taxes would be paid on billions in revenue.

The latest congressional bill to tackle this issue would require almost all American companies to disclose the people who actually own or control them, and to keep that information updated. It’s called H.R. 4450 and S. 2489, the Incorporation …

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Carolyn Maloney

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 12th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Feb 3, 2016
Length: 36 pages
Introduced
Feb 3, 2016
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on February 3, 2016, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

17 Cosponsors (15 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

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History

Aug 10, 2010
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6098 (111th).
Nov 14, 2011
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3416 (112th).
Oct 23, 2013
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3331 (113th).
Feb 3, 2016
 
Introduced

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H.R. 4450 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4450. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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