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S 3697 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2022

Introduced: February 17, 2022 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2022

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 that is drawn on an account containing more than $10,000 and that is possessed by the bearer to avoid reporting requirements 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 February 17, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 17, 2022
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 17, 2022
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3697: Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3697/
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"S. 3697: Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3697/.
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S. 3697, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3697/.
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