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| https://mcadams.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=495 | McAdams’ bill to combat human, drug trafficking passes the House | 2020-09-21 | 2020 | 2020-09 | Democrat | House | UT | Ben McAdams | M001209 | mcadams.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Congressman Ben McAdams' bipartisan bill that works to protect innocent victims from illegal trafficking passed in the House today with unanimous support. The Stopping Trafficking, Illicit Flows, Laundering and Exploitation (STIFLE) Act of 2020 (H.R. 7592) targets the illicit financial networks used by traffickers to stop transactions before victims are harmed. Illegal trafficking, particularly human trafficking, leaves devastation in its wake, said Congressman McAdams. This bill stops those who use dark markets' to finance and hide their activities and profits. We need to identify, disrupt and prosecute these financial networks to stop these abhorrent crimes. McAdams says the STIFLE Act activates tools, partnerships, and guidance of a number of federal agencies, including the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and federal financial regulators to help financial institutions identify techniques and patterns of transactions that may involve the proceeds of trafficking. The legislation requires the Comptroller General to report findings to Congress with recommended actions needed to combat trafficking or money laundering the proceeds. McAdams introduced the bill with Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) and says it was previously approved by the House as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Today the STIFLE Act was approved as a standalone bill. We must investigate and stop traffickers, using any means necessary. This bill provides law enforcement with better tools to identify traffickers and infiltrate their financial networks in order to stop the repugnant acts and protect victims, said McAdams. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |