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HR 5509 116th Congress House

Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019

Official title: To deem certain cartel organizations to be foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Immigration Drug trafficking and controlled substancesLatin AmericaMexicoOrganized crimeTerrorism
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Passed Senate
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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
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 Latest action January 28, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5509: Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5509/
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"H.R. 5509: Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5509/.
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H.R. 5509, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5509/.
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