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H.R. 6729: Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018

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H.R. 6729: Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-06 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 408 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR6729 (2018-09-26), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018

Plain summary

Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill allows a qualified nonprofit organization to share information with financial institutions and other authorities regarding possible human trafficking or related money laundering activities. The Department of the Treasury must determine which financial institutions are eligible to receive this information. Nonprofit organizations, financial institutions, and other authorities shall not be held liable for sharing this information in compliance with specified regulations.

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Official text

Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6729, Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human Trafficking Act of 2018 (2018-09-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Glenn Grothman (R-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6729 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115