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Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025

Introduced: Jan 17, 2025

Latest action date: Jan 17, 2025

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

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Jan 17, 2025
Recorded roll calls
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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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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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  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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