Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act
Sponsored By: Representative Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Label major Mexican cartels as terrorists
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 also have to label any other cartels or factions named in the required report that meet the law’s criteria within 30 days after the report.
Cartel designations won't expand asylum
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.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
MT • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Brecheen
OK • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
AZ • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
TN • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Van Duyne
TX • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Fulcher
ID • R
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 10/17/2025
Harris (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Wied
WI • R
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Crenshaw
TX • R
Sponsored 3/2/2026
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Sponsored 3/4/2026
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Roll Call Votes
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