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H.R. 4073 (96th)

A bill to amend the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act to allow U.S. Customs officials to search for currency in the course of their presently authorized search for contraband articles.

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Introduced

14 May 1979

Last action

14 May 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36], Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6], Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6], Rep. Carter, Tim Lee [R-KY-5], Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26], Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-27], Rep. Murphy, Morgan F. [D-IL-2], Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-37], Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3], Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15], Rep. Zeferetti, Leo C. [D-NY-15], Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-11], Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1], Rep. Mazzoli, Romano L. [D-KY-3], Rep. Patten, Edward J. [D-NJ-15], Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3], Rep. Steed, Tom [D-OK-4]

Subjects

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7 February 2024

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Summary

Amends the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act to authorize customs officers to stop and search without a search warrant any vehicle or person, if there is reasonable cause to suspect that monetary instruments are being transported for which reports are required.

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Timeline

  1. 14 May 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 May 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 May 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

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