Bill116th CongressFiled Feb 7, 2019Finance and Financial Sector
S. 410
FIND Trafficking Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 7, 2019)
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 happenedFeb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV](D-NV)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
1cosponsors1committees2actions2related bills12subjects
- Introduced in SenateFeb 7, 2019
- Feb 7, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Feb 7, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate