US SB3179 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 28 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-10-11 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

FIND Trafficking Act Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the use of virtual currencies and online marketplaces in sex and drug trafficking. The GAO must study topics including: how illicit proceeds are transferred into the U.S. banking system, state and non-state actors that benefit from or participate in such activity, preventative efforts from federal and state agencies, and how to use the unique characteristics of virtual currencies to track illicit activity.

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Title

FIND Trafficking Act Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-10-11SenateCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
2018-06-28SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Same As/Similar To

HB6069 (Related) 2018-06-26 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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