Directing the President to terminate the use of the United States Armed Forces with respect to the military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Yemen.
- Last Action
- 4/10/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-29Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2019-01-28Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2019-01-28On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1227-1228)
- 2019-01-28Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1227-1228)
- 2019-01-28DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 56.
- 2019-01-28Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1227-1231)
- 2019-01-28Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2019-01-03Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-28 (53)
Financial Technology Protection Act
This bill provides for the investigation of new financial technologies (e.g., digital currencies) and their use in terrorism and other illicit activities.
The bill establishes the Independent Financial Technology Task Force to Combat Terrorism and Illicit Financing, which must research terrorist and illicit use of new financial technologies and issue an annual report.
The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to provide a reward for a person who provides information leading to the conviction of an individual involved with terrorist use of digital currencies.
The bill establishes the FinTech Leadership in Innovation and Financial Intelligence Program to support the development of tools and programs to detect terrorist and illicit use of digital currencies.
Cosponsors (4)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Currency
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government trust funds
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Terrorism
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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