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Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-713| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2024
Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (13)
Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)
Committees (7)
• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee• Trade Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2023 This bill enhances the term of federal imprisonment for members of certain transnational criminal cartels (i.e., Mexican cartels) who are repeat offenders. It also establishes penalties for U.S. banks and foreign governments that support or otherwise have dealings with these cartels. Specifically, cartel members are subject to an additional 10 to 20 years imprisonment if they are convicted of certain federal crimes (e.g., crimes of violence, fraud, or sexual exploitation) and have been previously convicted of similar crimes (including at the state or local level) within the last five years. Any U.S. national who is convicted as an accessory to such crimes is also subject to up to 15 years of additional imprisonment. The bill also prohibits cartel members from using U.S. banks to conduct business and subjects any related assets to federal seizure. Banks that intentionally do business with cartel members are subject to civil penalties. Additionally, the bill (1) bars noncitizen cartel members and their immediate family from admission into the United States, (2) authorizes sanctions against foreign governments and persons (individuals or entities) that support cartel activity, and (3) requires certain federal agencies to work with foreign governments on combatting cartels. The bill applies to members of the following cartels: The Sinaloa Cartel, The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, The Beltran-Leyva Cartel, The Gulf Cartel, The Los Zetas Cartel, The Tijuana Cartel, and The La Familia Michoacána/Knights Templar Cartel.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9312
Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2022
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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.
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9312
    Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2022


  • February 1, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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.


  • February 8, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.


  • December 17, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-713| House 
| Updated: 12/17/2024
Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2023 This bill enhances the term of federal imprisonment for members of certain transnational criminal cartels (i.e., Mexican cartels) who are repeat offenders. It also establishes penalties for U.S. banks and foreign governments that support or otherwise have dealings with these cartels. Specifically, cartel members are subject to an additional 10 to 20 years imprisonment if they are convicted of certain federal crimes (e.g., crimes of violence, fraud, or sexual exploitation) and have been previously convicted of similar crimes (including at the state or local level) within the last five years. Any U.S. national who is convicted as an accessory to such crimes is also subject to up to 15 years of additional imprisonment. The bill also prohibits cartel members from using U.S. banks to conduct business and subjects any related assets to federal seizure. Banks that intentionally do business with cartel members are subject to civil penalties. Additionally, the bill (1) bars noncitizen cartel members and their immediate family from admission into the United States, (2) authorizes sanctions against foreign governments and persons (individuals or entities) that support cartel activity, and (3) requires certain federal agencies to work with foreign governments on combatting cartels. The bill applies to members of the following cartels: The Sinaloa Cartel, The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, The Beltran-Leyva Cartel, The Gulf Cartel, The Los Zetas Cartel, The Tijuana Cartel, and The La Familia Michoacána/Knights Templar Cartel.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-9312
Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2022
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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.
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-9312
    Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2022


  • February 1, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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.


  • February 8, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.


  • December 17, 2024
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (13)
Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)Beth Van Duyne (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Jake Ellzey (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)
Committees (7)
• Homeland Security Committee• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee• Trade Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted