HR 488
119th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Firearms and explosives
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Human trafficking
Intellectual property
Intergovernmental relations
Internet, web applications, social media
Organized crime
Right of privacy
Smuggling and trafficking
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025
Introduced: January 16, 2025
Introduced by:
Ciscomani, Juan
Republican
· Arizona
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Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025
This bill requires the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and State to combat the use of social media by transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States for illicit activities.
Specifically, the departments must jointly assess and implement a strategy to combat the use of social media platforms, messaging services, and other interactive digital platforms by these organizations to recruit individuals to engage in or support unlawful activities in the United States, Mexico, or otherwise near a U.S. international border.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.