S. 150 119th Congress Senate

Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to implement a strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organiz… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to implement a strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States via social media platforms and other online services and assess their use of such platforms and services for illicit activities.

Introduced: January 17, 2025 Introduced by: Mark Kelly Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosives

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Fraud offenses and financial crimesHuman traffickingIntellectual propertyIntergovernmental relationsInternet, web applications, social mediaOrganized crimeRight of privacySmuggling and trafficking

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Jan 17, 2025

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Jan 17, 2025

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Jan 17, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 150: Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-150/

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"S. 150: Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-150/.

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S. 150, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-150/.

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[S. 150: Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-150/)