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Bill · 119th Congress · S 4665
BANNED in Latin America Act
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Introduced 2026-06-02Topic: public safety · criminal justiceSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the Secretary of State to send Congress a strategy within 180 days for countering Iranian and Hezbollah propaganda networks and influence operations in Latin America. The strategy must include ways to identify, monitor, and disrupt these networks, including their ties to schools and nonprofit groups in the region. It must also cover actions against Hezbollah's Al Mayadeen Espanol media platform, Iran's Al Mustafa International University network, drug and contraband smuggling, money laundering, illegal mining, and the forging of identity documents. The strategy must be public, with an optional classified section.
Sponsors
- John R. Curtis Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514. | |
| 2026-07-27 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-07-27 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-06-17 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2026-06-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | refer |
| 2026-06-02 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |