HM 7065 Summary

• Urges the United States Secretary of State to designate drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

• Documents drug cartel involvement in illicit activities including human smuggling, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, money laundering, drug smuggling, extortion, and kidnapping that threaten U.S. national security.

• Cites seizure of 27,000 pounds of fentanyl and millions of fentanyl pills during federal fiscal year 2023, representing only 10-15 percent of fentanyl actually entering the United States annually.

• Notes 172 individuals on the terrorist watchlist were encountered at the border during fiscal year 2023, nearly double the previous year and more than the past 6 years combined.

• Requires the Florida Secretary of State to distribute copies of this memorial to the President, Congress leadership, U.S. Secretary of State, and all members of the Florida congressional delegation.