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Trafficking and Smuggling Intelligence Act of 2019

Introduced: July 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Jul 11, 2019
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Trafficking and Smuggling Intelligence Act of 2019

This bill directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report on issues pertaining to the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) and Mexico. Specifically, the office shall report on (1) the activities of drug-trafficking organizations in such countries, (2) the human-trafficking activities of individuals and organizations, and (3) an assessment of current intelligence-collection priorities in such countries.

What's happening now July 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3494 Related bill Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Nov 13, 2019
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3720: Trafficking and Smuggling Intelligence Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3720/
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"H.R. 3720: Trafficking and Smuggling Intelligence Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3720/.
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H.R. 3720, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3720/.
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