Stop the Cartels Act

Sponsored byRep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]OH· Introduced 6 March 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

6 March 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 8 January 2026

Stop the Cartels Act

This bill addresses various issues relating to immigration, law enforcement cooperation with Mexico, and drug cartels.

The bill bars federal financial assistance for state or local jurisdictions that (1) restrict compliance with immigration detainers issued by the Department of Homeland Security, or (2) have any law or policy that violates immigration laws.

Furthermore, under this bill, the detention of alien minors must be governed by specified sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act and not any judicial decree or settlement. (A 1997 settlement agreement imposes requirements related to the treatment of such minors, including limits on how long they may be detained under certain conditions.)

The bill also makes various changes to asylum applications, including by (1) increasing the burden that an asylum applicant must meet to establish a credible fear of persecution, and (2) establishing refugee application and processing centers in Central America.

In addition, certain Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development assistance may not be made available to Mexico's government until the State Department certifies that Mexico has removed certain barriers to law enforcement cooperation and intelligence sharing between the United States and Mexico.

The bill also establishes the foreign Special Transnational Criminal Organization designation and establishes penalties related to designated organizations, such as making it a crime to knowingly provide material support to such an organization. The State Department must designate specified organizations, including the Sinaloa Cartel, with the designation, and may designate other organizations that fit the bill's criteria.

Timeline

10 actions

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.
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
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.
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
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.
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
6 March 2025 · Committee
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.
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
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.
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
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.
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
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.
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
6 March 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

6 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]OH

Cosponsors

Republican6100%

Republican:Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]FL
Republican:Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]FL
Republican:Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]AL
Republican:Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]VA
Republican:Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]CA
Republican:Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]IL

Classification

Policy area

Immigration

Committees

Energy and Commerce Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To6 Mar 2025
Financial Services Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To6 Mar 2025
Foreign Affairs Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To6 Mar 2025
Homeland Security Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To6 Mar 2025
- Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
  - Referred to6 Mar 2025
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
House · Select
- Referred To6 Mar 2025
Judiciary Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To6 Mar 2025
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To6 Mar 2025

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