A bill to close the loophole that allowed the 9/11 hijackers to obtain credit cards from United States banks that financed their terrorists activities, to ensure that illegal immigrants cannot obtain credit cards to evade United States immigration laws, and for other purposes.

Summary

Authorizes a financial institution, when verifying the identity of a non-U.S. citizen or national who is seeking to open a bank account, to accept only: (1) a Social Security number; (2) a passport number and the country of issuance; (3) an alien identification card number; or (4) any combination of such items. Prohibits a financial institution, for such verification purposes, from accepting identification documents issued by a foreign government, other than an unexpired passport.

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Timeline

1. 5 March 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

   Source: Calendars

2. 5 March 2008

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 March 2008

   Calendars

   Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599.

   Source: Calendars

Votes

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Versions

• Placed on Calendar Senate · 6 March 2008 · Download file

Documents

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor

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