{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://lynch.house.gov/2015/12/committee-votes-reauthorize-bipartisan-terror-financing-task-force", "Committee Votes to Reauthorize Bipartisan Terror Financing Task Force", "2015-12-09", "2015", "2015-12", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Stephen F. Lynch", "L000562", "lynch.house.gov", "lynch", "https://lynch.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The House Financial Services Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to reauthorize the bipartisan Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing led by Chairman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Ranking Member Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA).\n\n\u201cAs we\u2019ve seen in recent days and weeks, the threats posed by terrorist organizations like ISIS \u2013 as well as lone actors \u2013 is real and evolving. It is my goal to advance upon the findings from our previous work to discover additional ways Congress may better assist our intelligence, law enforcement, and defense communities to cut off funding streams to terror groups seeking chaos and destruction. To this end, I am confident we can succeed together,\u201d said Congressman Fitzpatrick. \u201cI\u2019d like to thank Chairman Hensarling Ranking Member Waters and my colleague Mr. Lynch for working to reestablish this important task force and reaffirming this committee\u2019s determination to use its role to address the dangers of terrorism.\u201d\n\n\u201cFollowing the recent horrific terror attacks on our soil and abroad, it is vital to continue the work of the Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing. By working closely with FinCEN and other financial intelligence agencies, the Task Force can identify ways to evolve our capabilities to monitor and disrupt the flow of funding to terrorist organizations around the world,\u201d said Congressman Lynch. \u201cI am very pleased that Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and the Committee as a whole recognized the need to renew the Task Force. I look forward to continuing to work with Congressman Fitzpatrick on a bipartisan basis to improve our strategy to target the global threat of ISIL and other extremist groups by halting their funding sources.\u201d\n\nThe initial six months of operation of the Task Force shed significant light on multiple issues with regards to counter threats finance and anti-money laundering initiatives.\n\nThe discovery of the various revenue streams ISIL utilizes to fund its terror operation and the ways in which the U.S. may effectively counter them \u2013 such as continuing to target ISIL oil infrastructure, work with regional allies to close porous borders, and to better police the travel of foreign fighters.\n\nBuilding consensus on the need for greater information sharing throughout the financial system and between government agencies, as well as an increased integration of government databases.\n\nAgreement that Congress needs to act on beneficial ownership and to provide the appropriate agencies with sufficient resources to address current challenges.\n\nBuilding on these previous findings, a new session of the Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing will take a much closer look at several topics, such as trade-based money laundering, terror funding streams from Latin America, and developing our regional partners\u2019 capabilities to combat terror financing.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T20:33:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://lynch.house.gov/2015/12/committee-votes-reauthorize-bipartisan-terror-financing-task-force"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.300292020663619, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}