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Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2022

12/29/2022, 10:33 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3867

Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2022

This bill allows additional sanctions against Russia and creates specified reporting requirements regarding digital assets.

Specifically, the President must periodically identify foreign persons who facilitate evasion of Russian sanctions using digital assets. The bill authorizes sanctions against such persons.

The bill requires a U.S. taxpayer engaged in offshore digital asset transactions greater than $10,000 to file an annual Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

The bill allows the Department of the Treasury to prohibit U.S. digital asset trading platforms and transaction facilitators from transacting with Russian digital asset addresses. Additionally, Treasury must report on its progress in implementing the bill and must annually identify foreign digital asset trading platforms that are a high risk for sanctions evasion, money laundering, and other illicit activities.

Current Status of Bill S 3867

Bill S 3867 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 17, 2022. Bill S 3867 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 17, 2022.  Bill S 3867's most recent activity was Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. as of September 20, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3867

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
12
Democrat Cosponsors
11
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3867

Primary Policy Focus

Finance and Financial Sector

Potential Impact Areas

- Alliances
- Congressional oversight
- Currency
- Digital media
- Europe
- Financial services and investments
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign property
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- War and emergency powers

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3867

Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2022
Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2022
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the use of cryptocurrency to facilitate transactions by Russian persons subject to sanctions, and for other purposes.

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