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H.R. 6069 115th Congress House

FIND Trafficking Act

Official title: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to buy, sell, or facili… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to buy, sell, or facilitate the financing of goods or services associated with sex trafficking or drug trafficking, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 12, 2018 Introduced by: Juan Vargas Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Congressional oversightCrime preventionCrimes against childrenCurrency
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Digital mediaDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHuman traffickingInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaSex offenses
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 25, 2018
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Jun 25, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-781, Part I.
Jun 25, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 25, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5589)
Jun 25, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5589)
Jun 25, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6069.
Jun 25, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5589-5590)
Jun 25, 2018
Mr. Hill moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 25, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 607.
Jun 14, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 0.
Jun 14, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 12, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 12, 2018
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.
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 Latest action June 26, 2018

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act or the FIND Trafficking Act

(Sec. 3) 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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  • S 3179 FIND Trafficking Act
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6069: FIND Trafficking Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6069/
MLA
"H.R. 6069: FIND Trafficking Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6069/.
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H.R. 6069, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6069/.
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