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FIND Trafficking Act

USA116th CongressS-410| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Jan 29, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-502
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • January 29, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-502
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • S 116-2563: ILLICIT CASH Act
  • HR 116-502: FIND Trafficking Act
Congressional oversightCrime preventionCrimes against childrenCurrencyDigital mediaDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaSex offenses

FIND Trafficking Act

USA116th CongressS-410| Senate 
| Updated: 2/7/2019
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.
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Timeline
Jan 29, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-502
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • January 29, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-502
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • February 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Patrick Toomey (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • S 116-2563: ILLICIT CASH Act
  • HR 116-502: FIND Trafficking Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCrime preventionCrimes against childrenCurrencyDigital mediaDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaSex offenses