# 114-hr-2297: Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015

114-hr-2297, Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by ED ROYCE (R-CA); status Became Public Law No: 114-102. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2297
- Congress: 114
- Title: Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015
- Status: Became Public Law No: 114-102.
- Introduced: 2015-05-13
- Sponsor: ED ROYCE (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress annually identifying: (1) satellite, broadcast, Internet, or other providers that knowingly transmit the content of al-Manar TV and its affiliates; and (2) the identity of those providers that have or have not been sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 13224. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that knowingly: facilitates a transaction or transactions for Hezbollah, or for a person acting on behalf of, or owned or controlled by Hezbollah; engages in money laundering to carry out such an activity; facilitates a significant transaction or provides significant financial services to carry out such an activity; or facilitates any of these activities, conspires to facilitate or participate in such an activity, or is owned or controlled by a foreign financial institution that knowingly engages in such an activity. Applies specified penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for violations of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the application of a prohibition for up to 180 days (with renewable 180-day waivers) if in U.S. national security interests, and with congressional notification. Directs the Secretary to identify to Congress every 180 days each foreign central bank that carries out a prohibited activity. Exempts from sanctions a foreign financial institution that is no longer engaging in a prohibited activity or is taking significant steps toward terminating such activity. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Hezbollah meets the criteria for designation as a significant transnational criminal organization, and (2) the President should designate Hezbollah as a significant transnational criminal organization. Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress regarding actions taken through the Department's rewards program to obtain information on Hezbollah's fund raising, financing, and money laundering activities. Directs the President to report to Congress regarding: countries that support Hezbollah, in which Hezbollah maintains important portions of its global logistics networks, or in which Hezbollah conducts significant fund raising, financing, or money laundering activities; an assessment of whether a country is taking adequate measures to disrupt Hezbollah's networks and activities within that country; and whether Hezbollah meets the criteria for designation as a significant foreign narcotics trafficker, and as a significant transnational criminal organization. Declares that nothing in this Act shall apply to authorized U.S. intelligence activities.

## Cosponsors (9)

- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2015-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2015-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2015-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] (R-GA), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2297 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2297)

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- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
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