Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2003

Summary

Combating Terrorism Financing Act of 2003 - Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to increase penalties for violating a license, order, or regulation under the Act. Amends the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to expand its scope to include offenses relating to the financing of terrorism and violations of the Social Security Act relating to obtaining funds through the misuse of a social security number. Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to investigate violations of money laundering and related offenses. Directs that a transaction or transfer of funds be considered to involve the proceeds of specified unlawful activity if it is part of a set of parallel or dependent transactions involving such proceeds. Amends the Federal criminal code to: (1) provide for civil forfeiture to the United States of the assets of any individual or organization engaged in planning or perpetrating an act of international terrorism against any international organization or against any foreign government; and (2) establish procedures for contesting the confiscation of assets of suspected international terrorists. Amends the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, in any judicial review of a finding of the existence of a primary money laundering concern the designation of which was based on classified information, to submit such information to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera.

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Timeline

1. 5 September 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Financial Services, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 September 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Financial Services, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 September 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 September 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 3 October 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

   Source: Committee

6. 22 October 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 5 September 2003 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 September 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 5 September 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 September 2003

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Sponsors

• Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hsba00 · Standing
• · hsfa00 · Standing

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