Senate Bill
Steve Daines
Senator
Cosponsors
1
Policy Area
Summary
This bill allows the U.S. Department of Defense to work with Mexico to monitor and disrupt illegal activities like drug smuggling, human trafficking, and weapons trafficking by Mexican criminal groups online.
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill allows the U.S. Department of Defense to work with Mexico to monitor and disrupt illegal activities like drug smuggling, human trafficking, and weapons trafficking by Mexican criminal groups online.
Last updated: 12/30/2025
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>Countering Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations in Cyberspace Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to conduct cyber operations in consultation with Mexico to detect and monitor Mexican transnational criminal organizations engaged in illegal activities such as drug smuggling, human trafficking, or weapons trafficking.</p>
Main provisions of the bill
Potential effects on citizens and communities
If enacted, this bill could lead to increased U.S. and Mexican efforts to target and disrupt the online operations of Mexican transnational criminal organizations. This could disrupt their ability to facilitate illegal activities and potentially reduce the flow of illicit goods and services across the border. However, privacy and civil liberties advocates may raise concerns about the scope of government cyber operations.
Primary Policy Area
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
2715, 119th Congress (2025). "FAIR Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2715