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119-s-4270119th Congress

Nicholas Douglas Quets United States-Mexico Rapid Response for Victims of Crime Act

Sponsored By: Senator Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

Introduced

Summary

A binational rapid response protocol to speed coordination between U.S. and Mexican authorities when serious crimes involve U.S. citizens in Mexico. The bill would require negotiators to set rules for notification, secure communication, evidence handling, extradition coordination, and victim contact.

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  • Families and victims: A designated U.S. point of contact would provide timely updates and coordinate consular support with Mexican authorities.
  • Law enforcement and prosecutors: The protocol would set procedures for prompt notification, secure communications, crime scene protection, standards for preserving evidence, sharing forensic and intelligence information, and designated extradition points of contact.
  • Congressional oversight and sovereignty: The Secretary of State would report progress and implementation to relevant Senate and House foreign and judiciary committees, and the text affirms protections for national sovereignty while limiting the pact to procedural coordination.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Rapid U.S.-Mexico victim response plan

If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to negotiate a rapid response protocol with Mexico for serious crimes against U.S. citizens in Mexico. The Protocol would cover murders, suspicious deaths, kidnappings, disappearances, and violent crimes linked to organized groups or cartels. It would seek prompt notification, secure communications, crime-scene and evidence preservation, shared forensic and investigative support, extradition contact points, a U.S. point of contact for victims' families, consular coordination, and joint training. The Secretary would send a progress report to Congress within 180 days after enactment and yearly until the Protocol is established. After the Protocol is set, an implementation report would be due within 180 days and then yearly. The bill would also say the Protocol cannot change U.S. or Mexican sovereignty, force Mexico to change its laws, or alter current U.S. law enforcement or consular authorities.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

AZ • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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