HR 1700
116th Congress
House
International Affairs
Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latin America
Mexico
Organized crime
Terrorism
Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress on specified Mexican drug cartels and determine whether they qualify as foreign terrorist organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The State Department shall explain in detail its reasoning if it concludes that any of the specified cartels do not qualify.
The report shall analyze the Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
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