HR 5509
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latin America
Mexico
Organized crime
Terrorism
Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019
Introduced: December 19, 2019
Introduced by:
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Republican
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019
This bill designates certain organizations, such as the Gulf Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations. (Such a designation triggers various penalties on the organization's members, such as asset freezes and immigration restrictions.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
2