Key Votes
S Amdt 25 - U.S.- Mexico Drug Trafficking Prevention Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
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Issues
Note
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.
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) (94-5) - March 20, 1997 (Key vote)
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.
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - March 20, 1997
Title: U.S.- Mexico Drug Trafficking Prevention Amendment
Note:
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.
Sponsors
- Paul D. Coverdell (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Alfonse M. 'Al' D'Amato (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Pete V. Domenici Jr. (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D)
- Jesse Helms (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary L. Landrieu (LA - D)
- John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R)
- Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
