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H.R. 4768: National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act

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H.R. 4768: National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-01-11 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 13, 2018. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with various U.S. agencies and departments, to develop a national strategy to combat the financial networks of transnational organized criminals. Treasury must submit to Congress and regularly update the national strategy. (Sec. 3) The national strategy must: identify and assess the most significant transnational organized crime threats; identify the individuals, entities, and networks that financially support or facilitate transnational organized criminals and assess the scope of such support; assess the methods by which transnational organized crime groups launder illicit proceeds; describe the roles of U.S. agencies and departments to combat the financing and financial facilitation of transnational organized crime groups; and review current efforts and proposed changes to combat the financing or financial facilitation of transnational organized crime.

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Official text

National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4768, National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act (2018-02-08)

Cosponsors on this site

Claudia Tenney (R-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4768 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115