H.R. 1238 119th Congress House

Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025

Official title: To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal with respect to acts of aggression against the United States by a membe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal with respect to acts of aggression against the United States by a member of a cartel, or a member of a cartel-linked organization, or any conspirator associated with a cartel, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Burchett Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Feb 12, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 15

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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for GALVESTON WHARVES · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
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for GALVESTON WHARVES · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
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for GALVESTON WHARVES · Texas · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
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for TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY · Florida · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
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for GALVESTON WHARVES · Texas · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
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for HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SALT LAKE CITY · Utah · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
15 filings
SENATE
15 filings
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
7 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
7 filings
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
4 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 2

Brecheen, Josh

Oklahoma · Feb 18, 2025

Messmer, Mark B.

Indiana · Feb 12, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1238: Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1238/

MLA

"H.R. 1238: Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1238/.

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H.R. 1238, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1238/.

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