Stop Fueling Cartel Violence Act
Oil Smuggling: Stopping Cartel Fuel Theft
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Armed Services for review. It is actively moving forward, but there are no specific dates scheduled for further action at this time. There is no companion bill listed for this proposal.
Legislative Progress
The bill has strong bipartisan support and addresses the popular goal of cutting off cartel funding, though it currently only asks for a report rather than new funding.
Key Points
- Mexican cartels are stealing massive amounts of oil and gasoline from Mexico's state-owned energy company. This fuel theft has become their biggest source of money outside of the drug trade.
- The stolen fuel is often smuggled into the United States through Texas. Smugglers hide it by labeling it as waste oil or hazardous materials to get it past border inspectors.
- The money from these oil sales helps cartels fund their violent activities and the trafficking of dangerous drugs like fentanyl into American communities.
- This bill requires the Department of Defense to create a plan to stop this smuggling. It suggests using the same tools and surveillance currently used to track illegal drugs.
- The goal is to cut off the cartels' cash flow by making it harder for them to move stolen energy products across the border.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Stop Fueling Cartel Violence Act
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