---
title: "Declaring War on the Cartels Act of 2023"
identifier: "118-HR-713"
congress: 118
bill_number: 713
bill_type: "HR"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/hr/713"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/713"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T23:46:25.174Z"
---
## SEC. 1 Short title; table of contents.

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# TITLE I — TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL CARTELS

## SEC. 101 Definitions.

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## SEC. 102 Penalty.

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## SEC. 103 Offenses.

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## SEC. 104 Circumstances.

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# TITLE II — AUTHORITIES TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL CARTELS

## SEC. 201 Definitions.

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## SEC. 202 Financial.

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## SEC. 203 Transnational criminal cartel as a ground of inadmissibility.

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## SEC. 204 Penalties for nationals and residents facilitating transnational cartels.

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## SEC. 205 Foreign government coordination.

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## SEC. 206 Connections between governments and transnational criminal organizations.

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## SEC. 207 Sanctions on foreign governments found to facilitate transnational criminal cartels.

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## SEC. 208 Sanctions on foreign persons found to facilitate transnational criminal cartels.

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## SEC. 209 Penalties on financial institutions continuing to do business with transnational criminal organizations.

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