HJRES 95 United States House · 118th Congress

Declaring a state of war between certain cartels and the United States of America and making provision to prosecute the same.

H.J.Res. 95 is a joint resolution declaring a state of war between the United States and 10 specific Mexican drug cartels, including the Sinaloa Cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and Gulf Cartel. It authorizes the President to use U.S. military forces against these cartels to protect citizens, as stated in Section 1(b). The resolution also clarifies the U.S. is not at war with Mexico and encourages cooperation with Mexico to combat these cartels. This is a procedural declaration with no new funding or regulatory provisions.
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Introduced Oct 11, 2023 Last action Oct 25, 2023
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