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S. 61: Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023

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A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement a strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States via social media platforms and other online services and assess their use of such platforms and services for illicit activities, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Kyrsten Sinema

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Arizona. Independent.

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Last Updated: Jan 24, 2023
Length: 13 pages
Introduced
Jan 24, 2023
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Status

Ordered Reported on Jun 14, 2023

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on June 14, 2023.

Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.

Cosponsors

5 Cosponsors (3 Republicans, 2 Democrats)

Prognosis
49% chance of being enacted (details)
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History

Jan 24, 2023
 
Introduced

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Jun 14, 2023
 
Ordered Reported

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Passed Senate

 
Passed House

 
Signed by the President

S. 61 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 61. This is the one from the 118th Congress.

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