Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 713.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRENSHAW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 21, February 1, 2023, Page H629):
  Article 1, Section 8: ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: To provide federal government with enhanced tools to go after transnational criminal cartels that illegally smuggle drugs and people into the United States.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 713, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/713

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 21, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 21, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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