A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State 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.

1/18/2025, 11:56 AM
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill 119 s 150, also known as the "Transnational Criminal Organization Recruitment Prevention Act," aims to address the issue of transnational criminal organizations using social media platforms and other online services to recruit individuals in the United States for illicit activities. The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to develop and implement a strategy to combat these recruitment efforts.

The strategy outlined in the bill will focus on identifying and monitoring the activities of transnational criminal organizations on social media platforms and other online services. This includes assessing how these organizations are using these platforms to recruit individuals and engage in illicit activities. The goal is to prevent the recruitment of individuals in the United States by these criminal organizations and disrupt their operations.

By requiring the Secretaries of Homeland Security and State to develop and implement this strategy, the bill aims to enhance national security and protect individuals from being recruited into criminal activities. It also highlights the importance of addressing the use of social media and online services by transnational criminal organizations in order to combat their illicit activities. Overall, Bill 119 s 150 seeks to address the growing threat of transnational criminal organizations using social media platforms and online services to recruit individuals in the United States and engage in illicit activities. It emphasizes the need for a proactive and strategic approach to combatting these recruitment efforts and protecting national security.
Congress
119

Number
S - 150

Introduced on
2025-01-17

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill 119 s 150, also known as the "Transnational Criminal Organization Recruitment Prevention Act," aims to address the issue of transnational criminal organizations using social media platforms and other online services to recruit individuals in the United States for illicit activities. The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to develop and implement a strategy to combat these recruitment efforts.

The strategy outlined in the bill will focus on identifying and monitoring the activities of transnational criminal organizations on social media platforms and other online services. This includes assessing how these organizations are using these platforms to recruit individuals and engage in illicit activities. The goal is to prevent the recruitment of individuals in the United States by these criminal organizations and disrupt their operations.

By requiring the Secretaries of Homeland Security and State to develop and implement this strategy, the bill aims to enhance national security and protect individuals from being recruited into criminal activities. It also highlights the importance of addressing the use of social media and online services by transnational criminal organizations in order to combat their illicit activities. Overall, Bill 119 s 150 seeks to address the growing threat of transnational criminal organizations using social media platforms and online services to recruit individuals in the United States and engage in illicit activities. It emphasizes the need for a proactive and strategic approach to combatting these recruitment efforts and protecting national security.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State 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.

Comments

APPROVED
NM
Naya McIntosh
@plum_nectarine_clontarf75876
I think this bill is a good idea because it will help keep us safe from bad people trying to recruit others online. I'm not sure how exactly they will do this, but I trust that they know what they're doing. It's important to protect ourselves from th...

APPROVED
GL
Giselle Lowe
@alligator_pepper_cress_white_radish90097
This bill is so important, we need to stop those bad guys from using social media to recruit people for their illegal activities. It's about time the government took action on this issue. I wonder how they plan to track down these criminals online an...

Recent Activity

Latest Action1/17/2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.