United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 30 R cosponsors

HR 885 — Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 31, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 30 sponsors

    1 primary, 29 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (30 R).

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Summary

Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation ActThis bill directs the Department of State to designate four specified drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require U.S. financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.)The four specified cartels in the bill are the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion.The bill also requires the State Department to submit a detailed report on those four cartels and any other cartels it may identify. Based on this report, the State Department must designate as a foreign terrorist organization any such identified cartel (or faction thereof) that meets certain criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization.The bill specifies that it may not be construed to expand eligibility for asylum.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 517 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (29)

Not signed on (517)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 885 do?
Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation ActThis bill directs the Department of State to designate four specified drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. (Among other things, such a designation allows the Department of the Treasury to require U.S. financial institutions to block transactions involving the organization.)The four specified cartels in the bill are the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion.The bill also requires the State Department to submit a detailed report on those four cartels and any other cartels it may identify. Based on this report, the State Department must designate as a foreign terrorist organization any such identified cartel (or faction thereof) that meets certain criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization.The bill specifies that it may not be construed to expand eligibility for asylum.
Who sponsors HR 885?
HR 885 is sponsored by Roy, Chip (Republican), Zinke, Ryan K. (Republican), Biggs, Andy (Republican), Cloud, Michael (Republican), Higgins, Clay (Republican), Fallon, Pat (Republican), Brecheen, Josh (Republican), Gosar, Paul A. (Republican), Arrington, Jodey C. (Republican), Ogles, Andrew (Republican), Weber, Randy K. Sr. (Republican), Donalds, Byron (Republican), Van Duyne, Beth (Republican), Self, Keith (Republican), Williams, Roger (Republican), Gill, Brandon (Republican), Carter, John R. (Republican), Tiffany, Thomas P. (Republican), Stauber, Pete (Republican), Fulcher, Russ (Republican), Bost, Mike (Republican), Harris, Mark (Republican), Boebert, Lauren (Republican), Wied, Tony (Republican), Gooden, Lance (Republican), Luna, Anna Paulina (Republican), Crenshaw, Dan (Republican), Moore, Barry (Republican), McDowell, Addison P. (Republican), and Miller, Mary E. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 885?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 31, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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