S.Res. 72 · 111th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding drug trafficking in Mexico.
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MenendezSponsor6 cosponsors · 5 D, 1 R
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Mexico is a key strategic partner of the United States; (2) increasing violence and criminality of drug trafficking organizations threaten the people of the United States and Mexico and is a "cross-border" problem requiring close U.S.-Mexico cooperation; (3) efforts by President Felipe Calderón and his government…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 10, 2009
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Mexico is a key strategic partner of the United States; (2) increasing violence and criminality of drug trafficking organizations threaten the people of the United States and Mexico and is a "cross-border" problem requiring close U.S.-Mexico cooperation; (3) efforts by President Felipe Calderón and his government and the people of Mexico to confront the drug trafficking organizations should be supported; and (4) the U.S. government should employ its diplomatic and law enforcement resources, in partnership with the government of Mexico and governments throughout the Americas, to defeat drug-related criminal enterprises.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding drug trafficking in Mexico.
Latest action (Mar 10, 2009): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2979-2980)
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 10, 2009
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No recorded floor vote found.