Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
- Last Action
- 10/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-04-15Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-04-15Introduced in House
- 2021-04-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-15 (00)
Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
This bill directs the Department of State to designate the Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas as foreign terrorist organizations and to submit a detailed report on those drug cartels and any other cartels it may identify. Based on this report, the State Department must designate as a foreign terrorist organization any such identified cartel (or faction thereof) that meets certain criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization.
Cosponsors (20)
- Mark Green (R-TN)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
- KAY GRANGER (R-TX)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
- KEVIN BRADY (R-TX)
- Van Taylor (R-TX)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Organized crime
- Terrorism
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