Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 11, 2023 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 267.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report and implement a strategy to combat the use of social media by transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States to support illicit activities in the United States or countries near a U.S. international border.
DHS must also identify a designee within U.S. Customs and Border Protection to receive, process, and disseminate information about these social media recruitment activities. The information must be disseminated to federal, tribal, state, and local entities to support appropriate government functions, such as providing actionable intelligence to law enforcement.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2023 to May 18, 2023, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Original | Jan 24, 2023 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Jan 24, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Jan 24, 2023 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | May 18, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | May 18, 2023 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-123.
- Dec 11, 2023Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 267.
- Jun 14, 2023Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jan 24, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2393 | Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Apr 7, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2023Reported to Senate
- Jan 24, 2023Introduced in Senate
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