STIFLE Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 22, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stopping Trafficking, Illicit Flows, Laundering, and Exploitation Act of 2020 or the STIFLE Act of 2020
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the illicit trafficking of people, money, and goods by transnational criminal organizations, terrorists, and others.
The GAO must report on various topics related to illicit trafficking, including major trafficking routes and common methods of laundering proceeds. It must also provide recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes to combat trafficking or the laundering of proceeds from trafficking.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 13, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Jul 13, 2020 |
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 Jul 13, 2020 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2020 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Sep 21, 2020Mr. Sherman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 21, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4603-4605)
- Sep 21, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7592.
- Sep 21, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4603-4604)
- Sep 21, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 13, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4603–H4605Text printed H4603 | Ben McAdams D-UT, Brad Sherman D-CA, William R. Timmons IV R-SC | Sep 21, 2020 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 125, July 13, 2020, page H3084.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47255 | The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN): Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 Implementation and Beyond | Report | Mar 20, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6395 | William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Jan 2, 2021 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a study on trafficking, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stopping Trafficking, Illicit Flows, Laundering, and Exploitation Act of 2020
- STIFLE Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- STIFLE Act of 2020
- Stopping Trafficking, Illicit Flows, Laundering, and Exploitation Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Stopping Trafficking, Illicit Flows, Laundering, and Exploitation Act of 2020
- STIFLE Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against children
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Human trafficking
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Law enforcement officers
- Sex offenses
- Smuggling and trafficking
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 21, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jul 13, 2020Introduced 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.
