Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 2001
Latest action · Oct 4, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 20, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to subject to Federal criminal penalties currency couriers who conceal more than $10,000 in currency and transport, or conspire to transport, such currency in interstate commerce knowing that it was either derived from unlawful activity, or intended to promote unlawful activity.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 20, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | John J. LaFalce | Original | Sep 20, 2001 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2001 |
| Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee | Referred Oct 4, 2001 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2001 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 28, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
- Sep 28, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
- Sep 20, 2001Introduced in House
- Sep 20, 2001Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-641 | THE ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING STRATEGY FOR 2001168 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Sep 26, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 31, United States Code, to prevent the smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary instruments into or out of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Bulk Cash Smuggling Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Bank records
- Commerce
- Common carriers
- Conspiracy
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Evidence (Law)
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fines (Penalties)
- Forfeiture
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Interstate commerce
- Law
- Money
- Money laundering
- Obstruction of justice
- Searches and seizures
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Smuggling
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
