Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a grant provision: 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution grants the Congress the power to grant letters of marque and reprisal to punish, deter, and prevent and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. It relies on grants, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Defense and Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a grant provision: 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution grants the Congress the power to grant letters of marque and reprisal to punish, deter, and prevent...
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a grant provision: 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution grants the Congress the power to grant letters of marque and reprisal to punish, deter, and prevent and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a grant provision: 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution grants the Congress the power to grant letters of marque and reprisal to punish, deter, and prevent and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An organization described in the January 20, 2025 Executive Order designating cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, or a transnational criminal organization under 21 U.S.C. 2341(5)
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