Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 15, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2021 to Jun 23, 2022, with 35 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Original | Apr 15, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
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- Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House
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