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HOUSE 885119th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Supporting the designation of November 15, 2025, as "America Recycles Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, recycling, and advance the circular economy.

Last Action
11/17/2025

Actions

  • 2025-01-31Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2025-01-31Introduced in House
  • 2025-01-31Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-31 (00)

Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

This bill directs the Department of State to designate four specified drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require U.S. financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.)

The four specified cartels in the bill are the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion.

The bill also requires the State Department to submit a detailed report on those four 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.

The bill specifies that it may not be construed to expand eligibility for asylum.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
  • Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
  • Michael Cloud (R-TX)
  • Clay Higgins (R-LA)
  • Pat Fallon (R-TX)
  • Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
  • Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
  • Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
  • Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
  • Randy Weber (R-TX)
  • Byron Donalds (R-FL)
  • Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
  • Keith Self (R-TX)
  • Roger Williams (R-TX)
  • Brandon Gill (R-TX)
  • John Carter (R-TX)
  • Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
  • Pete Stauber (R-MN)
  • Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
  • Mike Bost (R-IL)
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