Bill116th CongressFiled Nov 20, 2020Finance and Financial Sector
H.R. 8796
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to jointly conduct a study on the efforts of authoritarian regimes in foreign countries to exploit the financial system of the United States, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 20, 2020)
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice to jointly report on the use of the U.S. financial system by foreign authoritarian regimes to conduct political influence operations, sustain kleptocratic methods of maintaining power, and otherwise undermine democratic governance in the United States and its partners and allies.
What just happenedNov 20, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6](D-IL)Sponsor
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- Introduced in HouseNov 20, 2020
- Nov 20, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- Nov 20, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House