Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025

Summary

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.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 17 January 2025

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in Senate

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 January 2025

  DownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 January 2025

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025