FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearing: How Terrorist Groups Get Their Funding

Original title: SURVEY OF TERRORIST GROUPS AND THEIR MEANS OF FINANCING

January 1, 2018

terrorism finance national security foreign policy illicit finance

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing informs federal legislative strategy for identifying and cutting off financial resources used by terrorist organizations to carry out violent actions globally.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

U.S. House of Representatives

Members are tasked with developing legislative strategies to address national security threats related to terrorism financing.

General Public

The public is affected by the effectiveness of national antiterrorism strategies and global safety measures discussed in the hearing.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2018.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The House Subcommittee on Terrorism and held a hearing on September 7, 2018, to examine the current methods terrorist organizations use to finance their operations. Experts from various policy institutes provided testimony to help lawmakers understand global threats and strategies to disrupt these financial networks.

Key Facts

The hearing took place on September 7, 2018, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing was titled 'Survey of Terrorist Groups and Their Means of Financing'.
The subcommittee is part of the House Committee on Financial Services.
Five expert witnesses provided testimony and prepared statements for the record.
Members of the committee were granted 5 legislative days to submit extraneous materials for the official record.
The hearing serves as a follow-up to a similar hearing held by the Terrorism Financial Task Force on April 22, 2015.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

To examine the current landscape of global terrorism and the specific financial mechanisms these groups use to fund their operations.

Who testified at the hearing?

Experts from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, RAND Corporation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Anti-Defamation League, and The Soufan Center.

Why It Matters

This hearing informs federal legislative strategy for identifying and cutting off financial resources used by terrorist organizations to carry out violent actions globally.

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Historical Continuity

The subcommittee explicitly references a 2015 hearing, indicating a long-term, ongoing effort to track terrorist financing trends.

Terrorism Financial Task Force

Connected Entities

personAli H. Soufan“Witness, The Soufan Center”Map →

personKatherine Bauer“Witness, Washington Institute for Near East Policy”Map →

personYaya J. Fanusie“Witness, Foundation for Defense of Democracies”Map →

personOren Segal“Witness, Anti-Defamation League”Map →

personColin P. Clarke“Witness, RAND Corporation”Map →

organizationSubcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance“House committee conducting the hearing”Map →

personStevan Pearce“Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance”Map →

Sources

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