# 117-hr-8001: Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2022

117-hr-8001, Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO); status Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8001
- Congress: 117
- Title: Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2022-06-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2022 This bill requires financial institutions and agencies to take specified special measures regarding foreign financial activity if the Department of the Treasury concludes that the measures are necessary to address human rights violations. These measures are applied upon a finding that a jurisdiction (or a financial institution, transaction, or type of account involving a jurisdiction) is of primary humanitarian concern. The measures include additional recordkeeping and reporting of transactions, beneficial ownership information, and information relating to payable-through accounts and correspondent accounts. If Treasury finds a payable-through or correspondent account involves foreign human rights violations, then Treasury is allowed to prohibit or impose conditions on that account. The bill establishes additional due diligence requirements for financial institutions managing a bank account or a correspondent account of a foreign person. Finally, Treasury must determine if the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China qualifies as a jurisdiction subject to the additional measures established by the bill.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8001 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8001)

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