H.R. 3146 · 110th Congress
Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Geoff Davis
- Introduced
- 2007-07-24
- Latest action
- 2007-08-10 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) expand prohibitions against conducting monetary transactions over $10,000 for the purpose of engaging in interstate criminal activities; (2) authorize the Attorney General to obtain a 30-day ex parte court order freezing the bank account of any individual arrested or charged for crimes involving the movement of funds into or out of the United States; (3) expand money laundering prohibitions to include monetary transactions; and (4) include monetary transactions involving commingled funds or structured transactions in prosecuting interstate transfers of funds greater than $10,000 for criminal purposes.
Includes within the requirement to report monetary transactions exceeding $10,000 blank monetary instruments in bearer form drawn on accounts found to contain more than $10,000.