Bill115th CongressFiled Jun 28, 2018Finance and Financial Sector
S. 3179
FIND Trafficking Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 28, 2018)
Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act or the FIND 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.
What just happenedOct 11, 2018
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV](D-NV)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
1cosponsors1committees3actions1related bills12subjects
- Introduced in SenateJun 28, 2018
- Oct 11, 2018Committee
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Jun 28, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Jun 28, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate