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H.R. 488In committee
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025
Introduced: Jan 16, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 16, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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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Justice & Public SafetyElections & GovernmentTransportationCivil RightsFamily & Social ServicesTechnology & Communications
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Crime and Law Enforcement
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Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosivesFraud offenses and financial crimesHuman traffickingIntellectual propertyIntergovernmental relationsInternet, web applications, social mediaOrganized crimeRight of privacySmuggling and trafficking
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Energy and Commerce Committee
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Homeland Security Committee
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Judiciary Committee
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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.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
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