Foreign Affairs Committee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
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Border Wall Funding Act of 2017 This bill amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require a remittance transfer provider to collect from the sender a remittance fee of 2% of the U.S. dollar amount to be transferred to a recipient in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Curacao, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, or Argentina. Such fees shall be submitted to the Treasury to be expended for improving border security. By September 30, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shall provide a system for remittance transfer providers to: (1) submit such fees, and (2) retain a portion of such fees to cover administrative costs. The bill establishes penalties for individuals who, with intent to evade such fee, request or facilitate an initial transfer of such remittance to a recipient located in a different country. Countries that aid or harbor an individual conspiring to avoid the fee shall be ineligible to receive foreign assistance or participate in the visa waiver program or any other programs at the discretion of the Departments of Homeland Security, Treasury, and State.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
International Affairs
AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBorder security and unlawful immigrationBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean areaCayman IslandsChileCivil actions and liabilityColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorForeign aid and international reliefGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeJamaicaLatin AmericaMartiniqueMexicoMontserratNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSanctionsSurinameTurks and CaicosUruguayUser charges and feesVenezuela
To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to impose a fee for remittance transfers to certain foreign countries, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1813| House
| Updated: 4/21/2017
Border Wall Funding Act of 2017 This bill amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require a remittance transfer provider to collect from the sender a remittance fee of 2% of the U.S. dollar amount to be transferred to a recipient in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Curacao, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, or Argentina. Such fees shall be submitted to the Treasury to be expended for improving border security. By September 30, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shall provide a system for remittance transfer providers to: (1) submit such fees, and (2) retain a portion of such fees to cover administrative costs. The bill establishes penalties for individuals who, with intent to evade such fee, request or facilitate an initial transfer of such remittance to a recipient located in a different country. Countries that aid or harbor an individual conspiring to avoid the fee shall be ineligible to receive foreign assistance or participate in the visa waiver program or any other programs at the discretion of the Departments of Homeland Security, Treasury, and State.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Foreign Affairs Committee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
International Affairs
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBorder security and unlawful immigrationBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean areaCayman IslandsChileCivil actions and liabilityColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorForeign aid and international reliefGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeJamaicaLatin AmericaMartiniqueMexicoMontserratNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSanctionsSurinameTurks and CaicosUruguayUser charges and feesVenezuela