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SENATE 150119th CongressReferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2097)

A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month" and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by international parental child abduction.

Last Action
4/1/2025

Actions

  • 2025-01-17Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2025-01-17Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-17 (00)

Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025

This bill requires the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and State to combat the use of social media by transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States for illicit activities. 

Specifically, the departments must jointly assess and implement a strategy to combat the use of social media platforms, messaging services, and other interactive digital platforms by these organizations to recruit individuals to engage in or support unlawful activities in the United States, Mexico, or otherwise near a U.S. international border.

Cosponsors (3)

  • James Lankford (R-OK)
  • Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
  • Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

Subjects

  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Congressional oversight
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Human trafficking
  • Intellectual property
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Organized crime
  • Right of privacy
  • Smuggling and trafficking
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