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In an instance of bipartisanship, US Senators Mitt Romney, Mark R. Warner, Mike Rounds, and Jack Reed have proposed the Terrorism Financing Prevention Act. The primary intention of this legislation is to toughen sanctions against foreign entities that perform financial transactions involving Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) such as Hamas. The sanctions were earlier subjected to limitations and targeted mainly Hezbollah, post the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act in 2015.
The new legislation proposes to broaden these sanctions to envelop all US-designated FTOs. The need for amplifying the sanctions was underscored by the October 7 attacks on Israel conducted by Hamas. The legislation also aims to counter the role played by cryptocurrencies in funding terrorist activities. The Terrorism Financing Prevention Act equips the Treasury Department with enhanced resources to deal with threats arising from digital assets.
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