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Congress·In Committee·12 months ago

House Bill Would Strip Funding From Sanctuary Cities, Label Sinaloa Cartel as Criminal Org

Also known as: Stop the Cartels Act

Legislative Progress

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Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

State Impacts

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • The bill requires the government to focus more intelligence resources on drug cartels in Mexico and Central and South America. It officially labels nine specific groups, like the Sinaloa Cartel, as criminal organizations, which allows the U.S. to freeze their money and block their financial transactions.
  • It stops certain types of financial aid to the Mexican government unless they agree to share more information with U.S. law enforcement. The goal is to force better cooperation between the two countries to stop drugs and human smuggling before they reach the border.
  • Any state or local government that refuses to follow federal immigration laws or help with deportations would lose all federal financial assistance. This targets so-called sanctuary areas by cutting off their access to various government grants.
  • The policy makes it much harder to get asylum by raising the standards for proving a fear of persecution and banning people with felony records or past deportations from applying. It also allows the government to keep families together in detention centers for as long as their legal cases take, removing current time limits.
  • To speed up the legal process, the bill calls for hiring at least 500 new immigration judges and opening refugee centers in Mexico and Central America. This would allow people to apply for protection in their home regions instead of traveling to the U.S. border.
  • It doubles the money for state grants that treat substance abuse to nearly $4 billion per year. However, it pays for this by shutting down several other federal mental health and drug prevention programs, including those that help schools and community clinics.
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Milestones

3 milestones3 actions
Mar 6, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Mar 6, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced in House

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Breitbart News·7 months ago

Exclusive — Rep. Warren Davidson Unveils 'NARCO Act' to Combat Cartels, International Crime

Rep. Warren Davidson discussed his new NARCO Act, noting it follows the 'spirit' of his previous 'Stop the Cartels Act.' The legislation aims to treat cartels as enemies of the U.S., focusing on intelligence collection, sanctions, and dismantling international criminal organizations.

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NewsNation·about 3 years ago

Ohio congressman on push to stop Mexican drug cartels | Morning in America

In an interview on 'Morning in America,' Rep. Warren Davidson explains the 'Stop the Cartels Act,' which seeks to reframe the border debate by focusing on designating cartels as national enemies, increasing intelligence gathering, and using sanctions to disrupt their financial operations.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Stop the Cartels Act

Bill NumberHR 1915
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

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Cosponsors

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R: 6

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