Bill · H.R. 3066· House(119-HR-3066)
FINS Act
- Introduced
- 4/29/2025
- Last activity
- 4/29/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Sponsored by
- Pat Harrigan
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Financial Integrity for National Security Act, or FINS Act, aims to increase financial oversight of commercial wire transfer companies. The bill seeks to prevent criminal organizations, such as cartels and terrorist groups, from using these services for human trafficking, drugs, and terrorism. It intends to bring these non-bank institutions in line with anti-money laundering laws and the Bank Secrecy Act. To achieve this, the bill expands the definition of a wire transfer service provider in the United States code. The Secretary of the Treasury will be responsible for issuing new rules to implement these changes.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this give the federal government more power?+4
The bill expands the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue new regulations for wire transfer service providers.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+3
The bill aims to curb criminal activities like human trafficking and drug trades facilitated by wire transfer services.
Does this tighten control of the border?+2
The bill targets the financial channels used by cartels and criminal organizations to fund illegal activities.
The opposite
Would business owners be better off under this?-2
The bill likely increases the regulatory and compliance costs for businesses that operate as wire transfer service providers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Enhanced National Security: Strengthening oversight of wire transfers is intended to enhance national security by targeting the financial tools used by international criminal organizations, including cartels and terrorist groups (Section 2).
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Prevention of Illicit Activities: By aligning wire transfer service providers with anti-money laundering laws and the Bank Secrecy Act, the bill aims to prevent the facilitation of human trafficking, the drug trade, and terrorism (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Increased Regulatory Burden on Providers: The bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue new rules for wire transfer service providers, which may create new compliance requirements for entities engaging in the electronic transfer of funds (Section 3).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners-2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+1
- 4/29/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced in House