HR2393-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 29, 2023

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill provides definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House, provides assessment of illicit usage, and creates strategy to combat cartel recruitment on social media and online platforms. It relies on appropriations, reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Environmental Groups, Defense, Criminal Justice, and Civil Rights.

Who Benefits and How

Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities, National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities, and Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Tribal governments and members affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Provides definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House...
  • Provides assessment of illicit usage.
  • Creates strategy to combat cartel recruitment on social media and online platforms.
  • Provides intelligence collection and dissemination.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill provides definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House, provides assessment of illicit usage, and creates strategy to combat cartel recruitment on social media and online platforms.

Key Policy Areas

Environmental Groups, Defense, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

The bill provides definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House, provides assessment of illicit usage, and creates strategy to combat cartel recruitment on social media and online platforms.

Policy Domains

Environmental Groups Defense Criminal Justice Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
  • National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
  • Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
  • Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
  • Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
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Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill:
Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill:
Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities:
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause:
National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill:
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Tribal governments and members affected by the bill
  • National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
  • Telecommunications providers and users affected by the bill
  • Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
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Tribal governments and members affected by the bill: ,
Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill:
Telecommunications providers and users affected by the bill:
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause: , , ,
National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 29, 2023

Ms. Spanberger (for herself, Mr. Ciscomani, and Mr. Burgess) introduced …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Law Enforcement
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+1 positive -1 negative

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities faces effects in multiple directions

4/5
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environmental Groups Defense Criminal Justice Civil Rights

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