S. 86 · 112th Congress
A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks…
Full title
A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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Authorizes a financial institution, when verifying the identity of a non-U.S. citizen or national who is seeking to open a bank account, to accept only: (1) a Social Security number, (2) a passport number and the country of issuance, (3) an alien identification card number, or (4) any combination of such items.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 25, 2011
Authorizes a financial institution, when verifying the identity of a non-U.S. citizen or national who is seeking to open a bank account, to accept only: (1) a Social Security number, (2) a passport number and the country of issuance, (3) an alien identification card number, or (4) any combination of such items.
Prohibits a financial institution, for such verification purposes, from accepting identification documents issued by a foreign government, other than an unexpired passport.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorist activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Jan 25, 2011): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 25, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.