S.R. No. 242 Summary

• Urges the 118th Congress to designate the Sinaloa Cartel, Jalisco Cartel New Generation, Zheng Cartel, and similar transnational criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

• Documents that illicitly manufactured fentanyl kills approximately 110,000 Americans annually (66% of 2022 overdose deaths), with 196 people dying daily from the drug—equivalent to a new September 11th attack every two weeks.

• Highlights that Ohio's drug overdose death rate of 48.1 per 100,000 in 2021 exceeds the national average of 32.4 per 100,000, with fentanyl involved in 81% of overdose deaths in 2020.

• States that designating these organizations as foreign terrorist organizations would give law enforcement and prosecutors greater powers to freeze assets, deny entry to members, and impose tougher penalties for material support.

• Requires the Ohio Senate Clerk to transmit copies of this resolution to Ohio's Congressional delegation and state news media.