SB61: Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement a strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States via social media platforms and other online services and assess their use of such platforms and services for illicit activities, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to create and carry out a plan to stop criminal cartels from using social media to recruit people in the United States. The bill also requires the agency to study how cartels use social media and other online services for illegal activities. Criminal cartels are organized groups that engage in trafficking drugs, weapons, or people across borders. The bill was introduced in 2023 with support from six senators from both political parties. It currently sits in and has not yet been voted on by either of Congress.
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SB61: Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023
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Sponsors
Kyrsten Sinema
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (5)
James Lankford
Mark Kelly
Bill Hagerty
Jon Tester
Thom Tillis