Calling for the designation of Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
Summary
This resolution condemns the Sinaloa Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and other similarly situated Mexican drug cartels. The resolution also calls for such cartels to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations and for the Biden Administration to freeze their financial assets. (A designation as a foreign terrorist organization triggers various penalties on the organization's members, such as asset freezes and immigration restrictions.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Last action Mar 9, 2023
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Committee
1
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary E. Miller
RRepublican
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