To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State 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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Immigration, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025.
- Section id157dcbcaac404a4799d8cd711e0002be: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on...
- Section idf0b085c5d4174feebf3cd2c6d3595b58: 3. Assessment of illicit usage Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and...
- Section idc1eed61fed62479cbc13485b8f03bc9a: 4. Strategy to combat cartel recruitment on social media and online platforms Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of...
- Section iddc5e51420700437b880676f039ffad05: 5. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to expand the statutory law enforcement or regulatory authority of the Department of Homeland...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Immigration, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Kelly (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the operator, developer, or publisher of a covered service. The term covered service means— a social media platform
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