Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7066
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2022-03-11
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital

Banking and financial institutions regulation

Belarus

Credit and credit markets

Europe

Foreign and international banking

International monetary system and foreign exchange

Russia

Sanctions

Securities
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act </strong></p> <p>This bill requires a U.S. financial institution to take all necessary and available actions to ensure any entity or person owned or controlled by such institution complies with financial sanctions applicable to Russia or Belarus to the same extent required of that institution.</p>

action_date: 2022-05-10
action_desc: Reported to House, Part I
text: <p><strong>Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires a U.S. financial institution to take all necessary and available actions to ensure any entity or person owned or controlled by such institution complies with financial sanctions applicable to Russia or Belarus to the same extent required of that institution.</p>

action_date: 2022-05-11
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><strong>Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires a U.S. financial institution to take all necessary and available actions to ensure any entity or person owned or controlled by such institution complies with financial sanctions applicable to Russia or Belarus to the same extent required of that institution.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7066 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2022 Mr. Sherman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 A BILL To require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act . 2. Requirements (a) In general A United States financial institution shall take all actions necessary and available to cause any entity or person owned or controlled by the institution to comply with any provision of law described in subsection (b) to the same extent as required of a United States financial institution. (b) Provision of law described A provision of law described in this subsection is any prohibition or limitation described in statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial institution concerning the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, involving— (1) the conduct of transactions; (2) the acceptance of deposits; (3) the making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering of loans or credits; (4) the purchasing or selling of foreign exchange, securities, commodity futures, or options; (5) the procuring of purchasers and sellers described under paragraph (4) as principal or agent; or (6) any other good or service provided by a United States financial institution. (c) Penalty A United States financial institution that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties described in the applicable statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial Institution. (d) United States financial institution defined In this section, the term United States financial institution has the meaning given the term U.S. financial institution under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7066 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022 . 2. Requirements (a) In general A United States financial institution shall take all actions necessary and available to cause any entity or person owned or controlled by the institution to comply with any provision of law described in subsection (b) to the same extent as required of a United States financial institution. (b) Provision of law described A provision of law described in this subsection is any prohibition or limitation described in a sanctions-related statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial institution concerning the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, involving— (1) the conduct of transactions; (2) the acceptance of deposits; (3) the making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering of loans or credits; (4) the purchasing or selling of foreign exchange, securities, commodity futures, or options; (5) the procuring of purchasers and sellers described under paragraph (4) as principal or agent; or (6) any other good or service provided by a United States financial institution. (c) Penalty A United States financial institution that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties described in the applicable statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial Institution. (d) United States financial institution defined In this section, the term United States financial institution means any U.S. entity (including its foreign branches) that is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering loans or credits, or purchasing or selling foreign exchange, securities, futures or options, or procuring purchasers and sellers thereof, as principal or agent. It includes depository institutions, banks, savings banks, money services businesses, operators of credit card systems, trust companies, insurance companies, securities brokers and dealers, futures and options brokers and dealers, forward contract and foreign exchange merchants, securities and commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment companies, employee benefit plans, dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels, and U.S. holding companies, U.S. affiliates, or U.S. subsidiaries of any of the foregoing. This term includes those branches, offices, and agencies of foreign financial institutions that are located in the United States, but not such institutions’ foreign branches, offices, or agencies. 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7066 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2022 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022 . 2. Requirements (a) In general A United States financial institution shall take all actions necessary and available to cause any entity or person owned or controlled by the institution to comply with any provision of law described in subsection (b) to the same extent as required of a United States financial institution. (b) Provision of law described A provision of law described in this subsection is any prohibition or limitation described in a sanctions-related statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial institution concerning the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, involving— (1) the conduct of transactions; (2) the acceptance of deposits; (3) the making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering of loans or credits; (4) the purchasing or selling of foreign exchange, securities, commodity futures, or options; (5) the procuring of purchasers and sellers described under paragraph (4) as principal or agent; or (6) any other good or service provided by a United States financial institution. (c) Penalty A United States financial institution that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties described in the applicable statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial Institution. (d) United States financial institution defined In this section, the term United States financial institution means any U.S. entity (including its foreign branches) that is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering loans or credits, or purchasing or selling foreign exchange, securities, futures or options, or procuring purchasers and sellers thereof, as principal or agent. It includes depository institutions, banks, savings banks, money services businesses, operators of credit card systems, trust companies, insurance companies, securities brokers and dealers, futures and options brokers and dealers, forward contract and foreign exchange merchants, securities and commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment companies, employee benefit plans, dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels, and U.S. holding companies, U.S. affiliates, or U.S. subsidiaries of any of the foregoing. This term includes those branches, offices, and agencies of foreign financial institutions that are located in the United States, but not such institutions’ foreign branches, offices, or agencies. 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 239 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7066 [Report No. 117–319, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2022 Mr. Sherman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 May 10, 2022 Additional sponsors: Mr. Hill and Ms. Garcia of Texas May 10, 2022 Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic May 10, 2022 Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 2022 A BILL To require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Russia and Belarus Financial Sanctions Act of 2022 . 2. Requirements (a) In general A United States financial institution shall take all actions necessary and available to cause any entity or person owned or controlled by the institution to comply with any provision of law described in subsection (b) to the same extent as required of a United States financial institution. (b) Provision of law described A provision of law described in this subsection is any prohibition or limitation described in a sanctions-related statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial institution concerning the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus, involving— (1) the conduct of transactions; (2) the acceptance of deposits; (3) the making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering of loans or credits; (4) the purchasing or selling of foreign exchange, securities, commodity futures, or options; (5) the procuring of purchasers and sellers described under paragraph (4) as principal or agent; or (6) any other good or service provided by a United States financial institution. (c) Penalty A United States financial institution that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties described in the applicable statute, regulation or order applicable to a United States financial Institution. (d) United States financial institution defined In this section, the term United States financial institution means any U.S. entity (including its foreign branches) that is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering loans or credits, or purchasing or selling foreign exchange, securities, futures or options, or procuring purchasers and sellers thereof, as principal or agent. It includes depository institutions, banks, savings banks, money services businesses, operators of credit card systems, trust companies, insurance companies, securities brokers and dealers, futures and options brokers and dealers, forward contract and foreign exchange merchants, securities and commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment companies, employee benefit plans, dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels, and U.S. holding companies, U.S. affiliates, or U.S. subsidiaries of any of the foregoing. This term includes those branches, offices, and agencies of foreign financial institutions that are located in the United States, but not such institutions’ foreign branches, offices, or agencies.

May 10, 2022 Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed