United States 116th Congress Status: Passed House 1 D cosponsors

HRES 646 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2513) to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes.

Last action — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to H. Res. 646 includes lines that clarify the procedural details for considering H.R. 2513. It specifies that after the resolution is adopted, the Speaker can declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole for discussion, outlines the limitations on general debate to one hour, and indicates that the bill will be treated as the original bill for further amendments. This structure helps streamline the legislative process for the bill, which focuses on requiring the disclosure of beneficial owners of corporations and limited liability companies.

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646 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> House Calendar No.
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48 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
Res.
RES.
646 In the House of Representatives, U.
646 [Report No.
S., October 22, 2019.
116-247] Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2513) to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 21, 2019 Mr.
Perlmutter, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2513) to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes.
House Calendar No.
Attest:
48 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
Clerk.
RES.
646 [Report No.
116-247] _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2513) to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting United States corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving United States corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ October 21, 2019 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-247, by Mr. Perlmutter.

  3. The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-247, by Mr. Perlmutter.

  4. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2513 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

  5. Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 48.

  6. Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8307-8315)

  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 646.

  8. On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 194 (Roll no. 571). (consideration: CR H8314-8315)

  9. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 195 (Roll no. 572).(text: CR H8307)

  10. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 195 (Roll no. 572). (text: CR H8307)

  11. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Who sponsors HRES 646?
HRES 646 is sponsored by Perlmutter, Ed (Democratic).
What is the current status of HRES 646?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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