H.R. 5783Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018

1 recorded action150 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: J. French Hill [R-AR-02]
Cosponsors: 3 · 2 Democrats · 1 Republican
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Committees: Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jun 26, 2018 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

IntroducedMay 11, 2018
Passed the HouseJun 25, 2018
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill limits a financial institution's liability for maintaining a customer account in compliance with a written request by a federal, state, tribal, or local law enforcement agency. A federal or state agency may not take an adverse supervisory action against a financial institution with respect to maintaining an account consistent with such a request.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5783 as passed House amended on Jun 25, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 290

House Jun 25, 2018

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018

Passed · Two-thirds required

379 Yea 4 Nay 44 not voting

Crossed both parties 4 of 383 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members427 members

Democratic193 members

Republican234 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors3 · 2 Democrats · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5783 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DBill Foster [D-IL-11]Original2026 profile

RTrey Hollingsworth [R-IN-09]Joined Jun 21, 2018

DKyrsten Sinema [D-AZ-09]Joined Jun 21, 2018

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H.R. 5783Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 290

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Democrats · 1 Republican

H.R. 5783Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 290

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors3 · 2 Democrats · 1 Republican

Who lobbied on H.R. 57833 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 57833 organizations