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Today, Congressman David Scott supported the bipartisan passage of the Hizballah International Financial Prevention Act of 2015 (H.R. 2297). The legislation passed by a vote of 425 to 0 and now is awaiting the president's signature to become law.

“I have investigated terrorism financing for years, as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly,” Rep. Scott said. “With significant funding from Iran and Syria, Hizballah continues to pose a threat to the United States and our allies. I am concerned that the Iranian nuclear agreement could open billions of dollars that could flow to Hizballah and other terrorists to fight in Syria or against Israel. This legislation is a major step to curtailing their operations.”

H.R. 2297 imposes additional sanctions on Hizballah’s fundraising channels and restricts the organization’s ability to use its funds to support global terrorist activities. The legislation also targets Hizballah’s media arm, al-Manar, and forces other critical reports to highlight the terrorist organization’s illicit activities. A section-by-section summary of the legislation is available at on the Foreign Affairs Committee website.

During the debate on H.R. 2297, Congressman Scott was recognized as a leader on terrorist financing by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Congressman Scott also spoke at length about his concerns with terrorism in the Middle East and the Iranian influence in the region.

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