Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5509
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2019-12-19
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Latin America

Mexico

Organized crime

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill designates certain organizations, such as the Gulf Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations. (Such a designation triggers various penalties on the organization's members, such as asset freezes and immigration restrictions.)</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5509 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 19, 2019 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Brindisi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To deem certain cartel organizations to be foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019 . 2. Certain cartels as foreign terrorist organizations The following organizations are hereby deemed to be foreign terrorist organizations pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ): (1) The Gulf Cartel. (2) The Jalisco New Generation Cartel. (3) The Beltran Leyva Cartel. (4) The Juarez Cartel. (5) The Los Zetas Cartel. (6) The Sinaloa Cartel. (7) The Tijuana Cartel.