民主党人周四公布了一项立法提案，该提案将迫使联邦监管机构披露与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦及其同伙相关的财务记录。
Democrats on Thursday unveiled legislation that would force federal regulators to disclose financial records related Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
该提案还将要求监管机构调查银行及其高管是否存在潜在的相关法律违规行为。
The measure also would require regulators to investigate banks and their executives for potential related legal violations.
这名声名狼藉的金融家在其职业生涯期间曾与摩根大通公司、德意志银行股份公司和美国银行公司开展了大量业务。
The disgraced financier conducted substantial business during his career with JP Morgan Chase & Co., Deutsche Bank AG and Bank of America Corp.
尽管共和党目前控制着国会议程，但民主党人过去曾在共和党议员占多数的情况下成功推动与爱泼斯坦相关的立法。
Republicans currently control the congressional agenda but Democrats have previously succeeded in enacting legislation related to Epstein even with GOP lawmakers in the majority.
去年，唐纳德·特朗普总统签署了一项法案，要求司法部在共和党人与民主党人一起要求就爱泼斯坦案件实现透明度后，公开相关文件。爱泼斯坦因涉嫌未成年人性贩卖而在狱中等待审判期间去世。
Last year President Donald Trump signed a bill requiring the Justice Department to release files after Republicans joined Democrats in demanding transparency related to Epstein, who died in prison awaiting trial related to sex trafficking of minors.
如果民主党人在11月中期选举后赢得控制权——这一结果日益可能——那么他们将获得更大的权力来决定哪些立法得以推进。
If Democrats win control after November midterms — an increasingly likely outcome — elections which would give them more power over what legislation moves forward.
在这种情况下，法案的起草人、马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦很可能成为下一届银行委员会主席，而共同起草人罗伯特·加西亚则有望领导众议院监督委员会，该委员会拥有广泛的传票权力。其他赞助人还包括俄勒冈州参议员罗恩·怀登，他很可能成为参议院财政委员会主席，以及康涅狄格州的理查德·布卢门撒尔，他可能领导参议院调查小组委员会。
In that case, bill author Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts would likely be the next chairman of the Banking Committee and co-author Robert Garcia is in line to head the House Oversight panel which has broad subpoena powers. Other sponsors include Democrats Ron Wyden of Oregon, who would likely head the Senate Finance Committee, and Connecticut’s Richard Blumenthal who may head up the Senate’s investigative subcommittee.
《爱泼斯坦华尔街记录法案》将迫使包括证券交易委员会、联邦储备系统、货币监理署和联邦存款保险公司在内的联邦监管机构在120天内公开任何与爱泼斯坦或其前女友吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦尔相关的监管记录，包括内部通信。吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦尔因性贩卖罪被定罪。
The Epstein Wall Street Record Act would force federal regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to make public within 120 days any supervisory records, including internal communications, related to Epstein or his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of sex trafficking offenses.
该法律将要求监管机构调查文件中揭露的任何违反银行业、证券业或反洗钱法律的行为。被发现违反该法律的高级主管可能会被禁止从事银行业务，面临罚款，或被移交司法部以进行可能的刑事起诉。
The law would require regulators to investigate any violations of banking, securities or anti-money laundering laws revealed in the files. Senior executives found in violation of the law could be barred from the banking industry, hit with fines or referred to the Justice department for possible criminal prosecution.
沃伦在一份声明中表示：“我过去一年一直呼吁特朗普总统的金融监管机构对可能助长杰弗里·爱泼斯坦可怕罪行的大银行及其高管展开调查。既然他们未能采取行动，国会必须这样做。”
“I have spent the last year calling on Donald Trump’s financial regulators to launch investigations into the big banks and executives who may have enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific crimes. Since they have failed to act, Congress must,” Warren said in a statement.