Charity & Security Network is tracking the following bills during the 117th Congress
S. 27 Reporting of Suspicious Transactions
Introduced January 22, 2021
S. 690 Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act
Introduced March 10, 2021
H.R. 261 Sanctions on Foreign Support for Palestinian Terrorism
Introduced January 11, 2021
H.R. 287 Prohibit Removal of Cuba from List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
Introduced January 13, 2021
H.R. 350 Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act
Introduced January 19, 2021
H.R. 567 Counterterrorism Assistance for North and West Africa
Introduced January 28, 2021
H.R. 1504 Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act
Introduced March 2, 2021
Recent Posts
Report Summary: Checking the President’s Sanctions Powers
June 10, 2021 In Checking the President’s Sanctions Power, a June 2021 report published by the Brennan Center for Justice, Andrew Boyle addresses many of the problems stemming from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
Proposed Amendments Would Provide Information on Impact of Sanctions, Lessons Learned from CT Policies, and New Strategy to Reduce Derisking
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) that have been inhibited in their work due to national security laws and policies could see some positive developments in three House of Representatives-passed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act
Congressional Letters Seek Answers on Derisking
Two letters sent from 18 members of Congress on April 22, 2020, ask three of the nations largest banks and four federal regulators to answer a series of questions about nonprofit organizations' financial access difficulties,
Covid-19 Relief Bills Can Help U.S. Nonprofit Organizations
Bills passed by Congress and signed into law in March include relief for public charities and private foundations with tax-exempt status under IRC Sec. 501(c)(3) whose budget and operations are impacted by the pandemic. This
Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act Passes House
Legislation endorsed by the Charity & Security Network passed the U.S. House of Representatives November 27, 2018. The Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018 (HR 5273), introduced March 14, 2018, and passed by
House Subcommittee Hears Need for Balance Between Security and Humanitarian Needs
The House Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance heard testimony from five expert witnesses in a hearing entitled Survey of Terrorist Groups and Their Means of Financing on September 7 2018. Ms. Katherine