Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014
Public Law 113-156 · H.R. 4386 · 113th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Aug 8, 2014 · Finance and Financial Sector
Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN-5)
Cosponsors (10): Rep. Erik Paulsen, Rep. Sean Duffy,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to compliance with reporting requirements for monetary instrument transactions of financial institutions, to rely upon examinations conducted by a state supervisory agency of a category of financial institution if: (1) the category is required to comply with federal requirements, or (2) the state supervisory agency examines the category for compliance with federal requirements.
Instructs the Secretary to consult with state supervisory agencies when issuing rules to implement this Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 1694Related bill
Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2013
S. 1840Related bill
Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2013
S. 2208Identical bill
Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Aug 8, 2014Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-156.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 4, 2014FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Aug 1, 2014FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 7, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- May 6, 2014FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4386.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mrs. Capito moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 3, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.