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To direct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to jointly conduct a study on the efforts of authoritarian regimes in foreign countries to exploit the financial system of the United…

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To direct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to jointly conduct a study on the efforts of authoritarian regimes in foreign countries to exploit the financial system of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 20, 2020 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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This bill directs the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice to jointly report on the use of the U.S. financial system by foreign authoritarian regimes to conduct political influence operations, sustain kleptocratic methods of maintaining power, and otherwise undermine democratic governance in the United States and its partners and allies.

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8796: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to jointly conduct a study on the efforts of authoritarian regimes in foreign countries to exploit the financial system of the United States, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8796/
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"H.R. 8796: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to jointly conduct a study on the efforts of authoritarian regimes in foreign countries to exploit the financial system of the United States, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8796/.
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H.R. 8796, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8796/.
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[H.R. 8796: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to jointly conduct a study on the efforts of authoritarian regimes in foreign countries to exploit the financial system of the United States, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8796/)
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