# 119-hr-885: Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

119-hr-885, Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-06-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-885
- Congress: 119
- Title: Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-24

## Summary

**Designate four Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.** The bill would require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, to apply INA section 219 to the Gulf Cartel, Cartel Del Noreste, Cartel de Sinaloa, and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion. - Congress would get a detailed, unclassified report within 30 days explaining which INA-219 criteria each listed cartel meets. The report may include a classified annex and must be submitted electronically, with printed copies only on request from legislative offices. - The report would be delivered to multiple congressional committees, including Armed Services, Foreign Affairs/Relations, Judiciary, Homeland Security, Financial Services/Banking, and Intelligence. - The bill explicitly states that designating a cartel as a foreign terrorist organization would not change or expand any persons eligibility for asylum because of that designation.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Label major Mexican cartels as terrorists: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of State would label the Gulf Cartel, Cartel Del Noreste, Cartel de Sinaloa, and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion as foreign terrorist organizations. This would let the government use the terrorism sanctions and restrictions that come with that label. The Secretary would…
- Cartel designations won't expand asylum: cost, low. If enacted, this bill would not make it easier to get asylum. You could not rely only on a cartel’s terrorist label to qualify. You would still need to meet all other asylum rules.

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## Sources
- [119-hr-885 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/885)

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- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-7296: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7296)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-885 (as of 2026-06-24).