# House passes a digital-asset illicit-finance working-group bill

> The House passed the Financial Technology Protection Act of 2025. The bill would establish an interagency working group on terrorist and illicit use of digital assets and emerging technology and require Treasury sanctions-evasion and mitigation reporting. It remains pending in the Senate.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/regulation/2025-07-21-financial-technology-protection-act-house/
- Posture: Proposal · not in effect
- Authorities: United States Congress
- Event date: 2025-07-21
- Version: 1, published 2026-08-07 (first published 2026-08-07)
- Advisor-relevant: no

This entry records a proposal. It does not change the law unless it is adopted.

## What changed

The House passed the Financial Technology Protection Act of 2025. The bill would establish an interagency working group on terrorist and illicit use of digital assets and emerging technology and require Treasury sanctions-evasion and mitigation reporting. It remains pending in the Senate.

## Who it affects

- Digital-asset firms, financial institutions, AML professionals, advisers, and clients

## What is still open

- Whether the Senate will pass the bill and what recommendations a future working group would make

## What it means for an advisor

- Monitor for later AML or sanctions proposals; the House action creates no current compliance duty.

## Sources

1. [Financial Technology Protection Act of 2025](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr/BILLSTATUS-119hr2384.xml) · United States Congress · 2025-07-21


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