US Congress House Bill 502 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-29 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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 participate in such activity, preventative efforts from federal and state agencies, and the extent to which the unique characteristics of virtual currencies can contribute to the tracking and prosecution of illicit funding.

FIND Trafficking Act Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act

Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]

Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]

2019-01-28 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 53 (Y: 412 N: 3 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-29	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2019-01-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-01-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 3 (Roll no. 53). (text: CR H1223-1224)
2019-01-28	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1232-1233)
2019-01-28	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2019-01-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 502.
2019-01-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1223-1227)
2019-01-28	House	Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-01-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-11	House	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-11	House	Introduced in House

SB410 (Related) 2019-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
SB2563 (Related) 2020-06-30 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/502/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr502/BILLS-116hr502ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr502/BILLS-116hr502eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201953