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H.R. 462

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 462, the No Support for Terror Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R). It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.


Record

Text

H.R. 462 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb462/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 462 IH: No Support for Terror Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-15
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I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 462 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2025 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , 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 prevent allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for countries that are perpetrators of genocide or state sponsors of terrorism, and to prevent United States tax dollars from directly going to the Taliban or other terrorists or terrorist-harboring nations.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Support for Terror Act .
2.
Preventing allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for countries that are perpetrators of genocide or state sponsors of terrorism
The Bretton Woods Agreements Act ( 22 U.S.C. 286 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
75.
Preventing allocations of Special Drawing Rights for countries that are perpetrators of genocide or state sponsors of terrorism
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to—
(1)
oppose the allocation of Special Drawing Rights to any country that is a perpetrator of genocide or a state sponsor of terrorism, as determined by the Secretary of State; and
(2)
advocate that the Fund adopt a rule prohibiting such an allocation.
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3.
Preventing United States tax dollars from being provided to the Taliban or other terrorist organizations or countries that harbor terrorist organizations
(a)
Review
(1)
In general
The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall jointly conduct a review of assistance provided to nongovernmental organizations and international organizations to ensure such assistance is not being further provided to the Taliban or other terrorist organizations or countries that harbor terrorist organizations in accordance with United States anti-terrorism financing laws.
(2)
Report
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall jointly submit to Congress a report that contains the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).
(b)
Recipient requirements
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall each require prime awardees of assistance to provide evidence that all sub-awardees of such assistance are complying with United States anti-terrorism financing laws.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 15, 2025

hb462/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/15/2025)

No Support for Terror Act

This bill establishes measures to prevent the allocation or use of certain funds to support genocide or terrorism.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to oppose the allocation of Special Drawing Rights to any country that is a perpetrator of genocide or a state sponsor of terrorism and to advocate that the IMF adopt a rule prohibiting such an allocation. (Special Drawing Rights are international reserve assets created by the IMF to supplement member countries' official foreign exchange reserves.)

Further, the bill requires Treasury, the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development to jointly review and report on assistance provided to nongovernmental organizations and international organization to ensure such assistance is not being provided to the Taliban or other terrorist organizations. Each prime awardee of this assistance must provide evidence that all subawardees are complying with U.S. anti-terrorism financing laws.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 462 alone.

Committees

H.R. 462 went before 2 committees: Foreign Affairs and Financial Services.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 658 Bills
Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Jan 15, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 462 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 462 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 462 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Support for Terror Act — Display Title
  • To prevent allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for countries that are perpetrators of genocide or state sponsors of terrorism, and to prevent United States tax dollars from directly going to the Taliban or other terrorists or terrorist-harboring nations. — Official Title as Introduced
  • No Support for Terror Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 462 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 462’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

hr462/policy-areas.txt
Foreign Trade and International FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 462 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity.

hr462/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeInternational organizations and cooperationTerrorismWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 462, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 462.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H187]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com