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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 885 
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the 
designation of the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel Del Noreste, the Cartel de 
Sinaloa, and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion as foreign terrorist 
organizations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2025 
Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. 
HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. FALLON, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
ARRINGTON, Mr. OGLES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. DONALDS, Ms. VAN 
DUYNE, Mr. SELF, and Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a 
report on the designation of the Gulf Cartel, the Cartel 
Del Noreste, the Cartel de Sinaloa, and the Cartel de 
Jalisco Nueva Generacion as foreign terrorist organiza-
tions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drug Cartel Terrorist 
Designation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN DRUG CAR-
TELS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that each of the drug cartels set forth in subsection 
(b) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist 
organization as set forth in section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(b) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State shall des-
ignate each of the following Mexican drug cartels as a for-
eign terrorist organization under such section 219: 
(1) The Gulf Cartel. 
(2) The Cartel Del Noreste. 
(3) The Cartel de Sinaloa. 
(4) The Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress— 
(A) a detailed report on each of the drug 
cartels listed in subsection (b) and any other 
cartels the Secretary may identify, including the 
criteria met for designation as a foreign ter-
rorist organization as set forth in section 219 
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of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189); and 
(B) for each of the cartels designated 
under subsection (b), if the Secretary deter-
mines that the drug cartel does not meet the 
criteria set forth under such section 219, a de-
tailed justification as to which criteria have not 
been met. 
(2) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL CARTELS.— 
Not later than 30 days after the submission of the 
report the Secretary shall designate any cartel or 
any faction thereof as a foreign terrorist organiza-
tion listed in the report that met the criteria for des-
ignation as a foreign terrorist organization as set 
forth in section 219 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex; and 
(B) be made available only in electronic 
form and shall not be printed, except if a print-
ed copy is requested by an office of the legisla-
tive branch. 
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(4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appro-
priate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Financial Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
may be construed to expand the eligibility for asylum of 
any alien by reason of the designation of a drug cartel 
as a foreign terrorist organization. 
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