Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
- Last Action
- 5/3/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-03-12Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-03-12Introduced in House
- 2019-03-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-12 (00)
Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress on specified Mexican drug cartels and determine whether they qualify as foreign terrorist organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The State Department shall explain in detail its reasoning if it concludes that any of the specified cartels do not qualify.
The report shall analyze the Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas.
Cosponsors (15)
- Mark Green (R-TN)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- Denver Riggleman (R-VA)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Ron Wright (R-TX)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
- Mark Walker (R-NC)
- Paul Cook (R-CA)
- Ken Buck (R-CO)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Organized crime
- Terrorism
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