OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

S Amdt 25 - U.S.- Mexico Drug Trafficking Prevention Amendment - National Key Vote

Timeline

Related Issues

Stage Details

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: U.S.- Mexico Drug Trafficking Prevention Amendment

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt an amendment calling on the U.S. and Mexican governments to take steps to strengthen their drug trafficking prevention efforts.

Highlights:

  • Requires a Presidential report discussing progress made by the U.S. and Mexican governments on issues such as prosecution of corrupt Mexican officials, money laundering prevention policies, strengthening border control, termination of Mexican drug cartels, extradition of Mexican citizens wanted for U.S. drug crimes, and removing crops meant for drug use.
  • Expresses the sense of Congress that efforts to combat the flow of narcotics from Mexico into the U.S. have been ineffective and insufficient.
  • Mandates the deployment of 1,000 Immigration and Naturalization agents as required in the Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus Spending Bill.

Full Bill Text

Title: U.S.- Mexico Drug Trafficking Prevention Amendment

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, WHICH REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

Full Bill Text

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, WHICH REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF THE LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

arrow_upward