3.0.0 410 2022-11-01T15:47:44Z 2022-11-01T15:47:44Z Senate S 2019-02-07 116 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-07T21:18:46Z FIND Trafficking Act 116 502 HR 2019-01-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS ILLICIT CASH Act 116 2563 S 2020-06-30 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2019-02-07 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-02-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV N T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2019-02-07 True Finance and Financial Sector Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crimes against children Currency Digital media Drug trafficking and controlled substances Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Human trafficking Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Sex offenses Finance and Financial Sector 00 2019-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2019-04-08T13:50:42Z 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.
]]> FIND Trafficking Act Display Title FIND Trafficking Act Short Title(s) as Introduced FIND Trafficking Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to buy, sell, or facilitate the financing of goods or services associated with sex trafficking or drug trafficking, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s410is/xml/BILLS-116s410is.xml 2019-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.