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119-s-4004119th Congress

Protect Law Enforcement Task Forces Act

Sponsored By: Senator Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a _prosecutor-led, multi-agency OCDETF framework_ to target transnational organized crime and reduce illicit narcotics. It would set deadlines for restructuring the task forces, require a largely unclassified public report on successes, and include a sunset on January 20, 2029.

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  • Would require the Attorney General, through the OCDETF Director and in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration and other Justice Department components, to restructure OCDETF within 180 days into a prosecutor-led, multi-agency effort focused on transnational organized crime and illicit narcotics.
  • Would require a joint report on Task Force successes to specified House and Senate committees within 1 year. The unclassified portion must be posted publicly on the Department of Justice and each covered agency website and a classified annex may be added if needed.
  • Would define covered agencies to include the Department of the Treasury, Department of Homeland Security, United States Postal Service, Department of Labor, and Department of State and bring them into the Task Force framework. The bill’s authority would expire on January 20, 2029.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Prosecutor-Led Drug Task Forces, Sunset 2029

This bill would require the Attorney General, through the OCDETF Director, to set up prosecutor-led, multi-agency task forces. The structuring must be completed within 180 days after enactment. Within 1 year, agency heads would send a joint report to specified House and Senate committees. The unclassified portion of that report would be posted publicly on the DOJ and each covered agency website. Covered agencies include Treasury, Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Service, Labor, and State. The Act would have no force or effect after January 20, 2029.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

RI • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 3/5/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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