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S. 2978 117th Congress Senate

A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for…

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 7, 2021 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 7, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 7, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to consider sanctioned transactions involving precious metals when assessing whether a jurisdiction, financial institution, class of transactions, or type of account is of primary money laundering concern for purposes of reporting, recordkeeping, and certain account restrictions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5843 Identical bill To require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of id…
 Bill text 1 version

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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Oct 7, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2978: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2978/
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"S. 2978: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2978/.
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S. 2978, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2978/.
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[S. 2978: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to consider certain transactions related to precious metals for purposes of identifying jurisdictions of primary money laundering concern, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2978/)
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