H.R. 488 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 6 (6 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-16
Latest action (2025-01-16): Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
What H.R. 488 does, in plain terms
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2025 This bill requires the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and State to combat the use of social media by transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States for illicit activities. Specifically, the departments must jointly assess and implement a strategy to combat the use of social media platforms, messaging services, and other interactive digital platforms by these organizations to recruit individuals to engage in or support unlawful activities in the United States, Mexico, or otherwise near a U.S. international border.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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