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Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the designation of the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion as foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of State to designate four Mexican drug cartels—the Gulf Cartel, Cartel Del Noreste, Cartel de Sinaloa, and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion—as foreign terrorist organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Secretary must submit a detailed report to Congress within 30 days describing each cartel and explaining whether they meet the criteria for foreign terrorist organization designation. For any cartel that does not meet the criteria, the Secretary must provide a detailed justification explaining which requirements have not been satisfied. Following submission of the report, the Secretary shall designate any cartel listed that meets the legal criteria for foreign terrorist organization status. The bill specifies that such designations do not expand asylum eligibility for aliens.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
29 cosponsors
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX)
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI)
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Chip Roy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $112,464
- SBG $13,200
- HUFFINES COMMUNITIES $10,250
- Q2 BANKING $9,900
- WOODFOREST FINANCIAL GROUP $8,700
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Chip Roy → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 31, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 31, 2025
Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Donalds, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Self, and Mr. Williams of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the designation of the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion as foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act”.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DRUG CARTELS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that each of the drug cartels set forth in subsection (b) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(b) Designation.—The Secretary of State shall designate each of the following Mexican drug cartels as a foreign terrorist organization under such section 219:
(1) The Gulf Cartel.
(2) The Cartel Del Noreste.
(3) The Cartel de Sinaloa.
(4) The Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion.
(c) Report.—
(1) Report required.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress—
(A) a detailed report on each of the drug cartels listed in subsection (b) and any other cartels the Secretary may identify, including the criteria met for designation as a foreign terrorist organization as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
(B) for each of the cartels designated under subsection (b), if the Secretary determines that the drug cartel does not meet the criteria set forth under such section 219, a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met.
(2) Designation of additional cartels.—Not later than 30 days after the submission of the report the Secretary shall designate any cartel or any faction thereof as a foreign terrorist organization listed in the report that met the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(3) Form.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall—
(A) be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex; and
(B) be made available only in electronic form and shall not be printed, except if a printed copy is requested by an office of the legislative branch.
(4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.—In this subsection, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
(d) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to expand the eligibility for asylum of any alien by reason of the designation of a drug cartel as a foreign terrorist organization. <all>
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