HR 1450

OFAC Licensure for Investigators Act

Summary

OFAC Licensure for Investigators Act This bill requires the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to establish a pilot program to license eligible private sector firms to conduct nominal financial transactions as part of the firm's sanctions-related investigations. A firm that receives a license must submit monthly reports to OFAC on activities conducted under the license. (OFAC, within the Department of the Treasury, is one of the primary agencies responsible for enforcing economic sanctions. OFAC requires firms to take various actions, such as ensuring that they are not engaging in transactions with entities subject to U.S. sanctions. A firm may also provide voluntary self-disclosures to OFAC with information from a firm's investigation of suspicious activities.)

Bill status

Status
Passed House
Sponsor
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH-3]
Cosponsors
1
Policy area
International Affairs
Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-07-22: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-07-22: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • 2025-07-21: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2025-07-21: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3517)
  • 2025-07-21: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3517)
  • 2025-07-21: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1450.