119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 17, 2025
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jan 17, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 17, 2025)
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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Computer security and identity theft · Congressional oversight · Drug trafficking and controlled substances · Firearms and explosives · Fraud offenses and financial crimes · Human trafficking · Intellectual property · Intergovernmental relations · Internet, web applications, social media · Organized crime · Right of privacy · Smuggling and trafficking
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