# 119-hr-9276: Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Enforcement and Coordination Act

119-hr-9276, Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Enforcement and Coordination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-07-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9276
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Enforcement and Coordination Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-16

## Summary

**Creates a Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Task Force** to centralize federal efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute theft of cryptocurrencies and improve how agencies work together. The Task Force is charged with evidence collection, asset tracing, victim engagement, training, information sharing, and reporting trends and recommendations to Congress. - Crypto owners and victims will get more federal attention to tracing stolen assets and to engagement during investigations. "Cryptocurrency theft" is defined to include stealing by hacking, phishing, tricking, or scamming. - State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement can receive technical assistance, training, and best practices for handling digital evidence and crypto investigations, and participation in outreach is voluntary. - The Attorney General chairs the Task Force with members from the Department of Justice, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The Task Force must report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees within 1 year and then annually with trends, coordination assessments, and suggestions for legal or administrative reform, and it will coordinate with international partners on cross-border cases.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal crypto theft task force: mixed, medium. This bill would create a Federal Cryptocurrency Theft Task Force inside the Department of Justice. The Attorney General or their designee would chair the task force, which would include senior officials from DOJ, the FBI, DHS (including HSI), and the Treasury (including FinCEN). The task force woul…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9276 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9276)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9276 (as of 2026-07-16).