FAIR Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2715

119th Congress

FAIR Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Sep 4, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Daines

Senator

Republican

MT

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

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.

SponsorSteve Daines (R-MT)

Introduced9/4/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

ChamberSenate

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FAIR Act of 2025

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.

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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.

Bill Number: 2715
Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-MT)
Introduced: 9/4/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Policy Area: Crime and Law Enforcement

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Fact Sheet

Title: FAIR Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2715
Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-MT)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced: 9/4/2025
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.

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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

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Countering Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations in Cyberspace Act of 2023This 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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Authorizes the Department of Defense to conduct cyber operations with Mexico to detect and monitor Mexican criminal groups engaged in illegal online activities.
Focuses on disrupting activities like drug smuggling, human trafficking, and weapons trafficking by these criminal organizations.
Aims to enhance cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico to combat transnational criminal threats in the digital realm.

How This Impacts Americans

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.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Scope & Jurisdiction

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

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