A pair of U.S. lawmakers will soon push for the counterterrorism panel they lead to be reauthorized for another six months to consider whether additional legislation is required to choke off funds to Islamic State and other blacklisted groups.
Proposed legislation that would enable the White House to impose economic penalties on governments that turn a blind eye to terror financiers is gaining bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate.
U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a legislative package that would expand interbank data-sharing under the Patriot Act and grant federal officials new resources to identify assets linked to terrorist organizations.