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H.R. 5227 115th Congress House

Preventing Rogue and Foreign Actors From Evading Sanctions Act

Official title: To require a report and strategy with respect to virtual currencies and other related emerging technologies being used to evade sanctions, finance terrorism, a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require a report and strategy with respect to virtual currencies and other related emerging technologies being used to evade sanctions, finance terrorism, and launder monetary instruments, and threaten United States national security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2018 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Advanced technology and technological innovationsComputer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional oversight
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Crime preventionCurrencyDigital mediaForeign and international bankingFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsSanctionsTerrorism
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 8, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Rogue and Foreign Actors From Evading Sanctions Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to report on the use of new financial technologies (e.g., digital currencies) in terrorism and other illicit activities and develop a strategy to mitigate this use.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5036 Financial Technology Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jun 13, 2018
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 22, 2018
Zeldin, Lee
· Mar 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5227: Preventing Rogue and Foreign Actors From Evading Sanctions Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5227/
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"H.R. 5227: Preventing Rogue and Foreign Actors From Evading Sanctions Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5227/.
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H.R. 5227, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5227/.
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