# 119-s-3567: Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025

119-s-3567, Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3567
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Letters of marque and reprisal** would let the President commission private, armed people and companies to seize the person and property of individuals he determines are cartel members or conspirators outside the geographic boundaries of the United States and its territories. The bill declares cartels an unusual and extraordinary national security and foreign policy threat and requires any commissioned actor to post a security bond set by the President. - President: Authorizes and requests the President to commission as many privately armed and equipped persons and entities as the President determines are required and to give suitable instructions to their leaders. - Private actors: Permits commissioned private actors to employ all means reasonably necessary to seize persons and property abroad when acting under a letter of marque and reprisal and requires a security bond in a sum the President determines. - Targets: Defines “cartel” by reference to the January 20, 2025 Executive Order listing cartels and to the statutory definition of “transnational criminal organization” in Public Law 118-50 (21 U.S.C. 2341(5)).

## Provisions PRIA read

- Private groups could seize cartel suspects: mixed, high. If enacted, the President would be able to commission private armed groups under letters of marque and reprisal. Those commissions would operate outside U.S. borders. They would be allowed to seize people and property of persons the President determines are cartel members or conspirators. Targets m…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025
- 119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act
- 119-s-62: America First Act
- 119-s-4280: SAFE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3567 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3567)

## Related
- [119-s-5653: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5653)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1801: International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1801)
- [119-s-1249: Drone Integration and Zoning Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1249)
- [119-s-62: America First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-62)
- [119-s-4280: SAFE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4280)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3567 (as of 2026-04-21).