# 115-hr-5036: Financial Technology Protection Act

115-hr-5036, Financial Technology Protection Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5036
- Congress: 115
- Title: Financial Technology Protection Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-02-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Financial Technology Protection Act This bill provides for the investigation of new financial technologies (e.g., digital currencies) and their use in terrorism and other illicit activities. Specifically, the bill: establishes the Independent Financial Technology Task Force, which must report annually on such matters; establishes the FinTech Leadership in Innovation Program to support the development of tools and programs to detect such activities; and directs the Department of the Treasury to provide a reward for a person who provides information regarding terrorist use of digital currencies.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5036 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5036)

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- [115-hr-4099: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that children of homeless vete…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4099)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5036 (as of 2025-11-18).