To ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on October 22, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.
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).
10 Cosponsors (9 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Maloney Cracks Down on Money Laundering with Corporate Transparency Act”
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12, 2013-2022]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 11, 2020
“Congressman Cleaver's Anti-Money Laundering Bill Passes House of Representatives”
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO5]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 22, 2019
“Burgess Works to Stop Drug Cartels”
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Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX26]
on Oct 22, 2019
History
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Jun 28, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3089 (115th). |
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May 3, 2019
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Introduced
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May 8, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
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Jun 11, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 8, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Financial Services
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Oct 22, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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H.R. 2513 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2513. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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