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HR 331 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Firearms and explosives Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Mexico Smuggling and trafficking

Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act

Introduced: January 12, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Jan 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jan 12, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish a new unit—a Border Enforcement Security Task Force unit—to investigate transnational criminal organization arms smuggling across the international border between the United States and Mexico.

The purposes of the new unit include, among other things, reducing arms smuggling from the United States to Mexico.

What's happening now February 8, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 3
R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Oct 3, 2023
Nickel, Wiley
· Aug 1, 2023
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · May 10, 2023
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Apr 28, 2023
Lesko, Debbie
· Jan 24, 2023
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 24, 2023
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jan 12, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 331: Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-331/
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"H.R. 331: Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-331/.
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H.R. 331, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-331/.
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