S. 698 · 118th Congress · Senate

Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced
Mar 8, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

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

The bill also requires the State Department to designate other Mexican drug cartels, or factions of such cartels, as foreign terrorist organizations if they meet certain criteria.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 08, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 08, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Mar 8, 2023

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