S. 548 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 12, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFocuses drug strategy on Caribbean trafficking
The federal government's drug control office currently puts together a national plan to fight illegal drugs. This bill makes it a requirement that their plan includes a specific strategy for stopping drug trafficking through the Caribbean region into the United States, with special attention to drug trafficking and related crime in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The bill also updates definitions so that the plan covers U.S. territories and includes efforts to cut off drug traffickers' money sources.
How it affects you
If you live in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands, this bill means the federal government's anti-drug efforts will be required to address trafficking and drug-related crime in your area. For most other Americans, this mainly affects how federal agencies prioritize their counternarcotics work in the Caribbean region.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 12, 2025)
Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to include a Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy in its National Drug Control Strategy. This strategy must include measures for preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs through the Caribbean region into the United States, including measures to combat drug trafficking and drug-related violent crime in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The bill also revises ONDCP's authorization to (1) add definitions for state and for United States to specify that its authorization includes U.S. territories and possessions, and (2) revise the definition for supply reduction to ensure that the National Drug Control Strategy includes efforts to disrupt the financial networks of drug trafficking organizations.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 548
A BILL
Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act
Sponsor: Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) · Introduced Feb 12, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 12, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”