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Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019

Introduced: June 18, 2019 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.
Jul 23, 2019
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 18, 2019
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019

This bill makes changes to anti-money laundering requirements under federal criminal and banking laws.

Among the changes, the bill

  • specifies that a blank check drawn on an account containing more than $10,000 is a monetary instrument subject to international transport reporting requirements,
  • increases the maximum criminal penalties for bulk cash smuggling, and
  • permits the government to charge a defendant with a single count of money laundering for multiple violations that are part of the same scheme or continuing course of conduct.
What's happening now July 23, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2144 Related bill Remittances and Money Laundering Risk Assessment Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jun 18, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 18, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1883: Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1883/
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"S. 1883: Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1883/.
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S. 1883, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1883/.
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