Mexico Cross-Border Crime Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Shreve
Introduced
Summary
A detailed U.S. strategy for security assistance to Mexico. This bill would require the Secretary of State to produce a public, evidence-based plan for U.S. security aid that focuses on dismantling transnational criminal networks and strengthening Mexican institutions.
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- Families and U.S. communities: The strategy must target networks that traffic illicit drugs, including fentanyl, into the United States and outline projects to reduce drug-related harms and cross-border crime.
- Mexican security and justice institutions: The plan would set out how to increase the capacity of Mexico’s military and public security forces to secure northern and southern borders and how to strengthen civilian law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts.
- Victims of trafficking and migrants: The required strategy explicitly covers pervasive human trafficking and human smuggling and includes projects to address those crimes.
- Oversight and accountability: The report must list implementing U.S. and nongovernmental partners, set priorities, baselines, milestones, and performance measures, provide a monitoring and evaluation plan, and include a fraud risk assessment for programs under the Bicentennial Framework. The report must be submitted in unclassified form with an optional classified annex and updated in writing and by briefing one year after submission and annually for two years.
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Plan and oversight for Mexico security aid
Within 180 days of enactment, the Secretary of State would send the Senate and House foreign affairs committees a public report with a plan for U.S. security aid to Mexico. The plan would target dismantling transnational criminal networks that traffic fentanyl and other drugs, and profit from human trafficking, smuggling, weapons trafficking, cybercrimes, money laundering, and precursor chemicals. It would aim to build Mexico’s border security and weaken these groups, and strengthen civilian police, prosecutors, and courts to fight corruption and impunity. The report would list projects and implementers, set priorities, baselines, milestones, and performance measures, include a monitoring and evaluation plan, assess past Merida Initiative aid, and include a fraud risk review for Bicentennial Framework programs. It would also summarize U.S.–Mexico cooperation tools, such as diplomacy, security aid, and technical help. An unclassified report would be required, with an optional classified annex. One year after submission, and then yearly for two years, the Secretary would provide a written update and a briefing on progress.
No war authorization against Mexico
The bill would state that nothing in it authorizes the use of military force against Mexico or any entity in Mexico. This limit would apply upon enactment and only to how this act is read and used.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Shreve
IN • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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