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<item congress="116" measure-type="hres" measure-number="206" measure-id="id116hres206" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-03-08" update-date="2019-04-02">
<title>Acknowledging that the lack of sunlight and transparency in financial transactions poses a threat to our national security and our economy's security and supporting efforts to close related loopholes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hres206v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-04-02">
<action-date>2019-03-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution acknowledges the risks posed to national security by corruption, money laundering, and terror financing and supports efforts to close loopholes that allow such activity in the U.S. financial system. The resolution encourages increased transparency to detect those engaged in money laundering and other financial crimes. The resolution also affirms that those participating in such activities should be held accountable and urges financial institutions to comply with applicable laws and regulations.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id116hres206v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-03-28">
<action-date>2019-03-08</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution acknowledges the risks posed to national security by corruption, money laundering, and terror financing and supports efforts to close loopholes that allow such activity in the U.S. financial system. The resolution encourages increased transparency to detect those engaged in money laundering and other financial crimes. The resolution also affirms that those participating in such activities should be held accountable and urges financial institutions to comply with applicable laws and regulations.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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