Congress 107 - SCONRES 13 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the upcoming trip of President George W. Bush to Mexico to meet with the newly elected President Vicente Fox, and with respect to future cooperative efforts between the United States and Mexico.

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Administration of criminal justice Administration of justice American economic assistance American investments American technical assistance Armed Forces and National Security Colombia Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Drug abuse Drug abuse prevention Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Economic development Economic growth Economics and Public Finance Entrepreneurs Environmental Protection Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Illegal aliens Immigration Insurgency International Affairs International cooperation International environmental cooperation Latin America Law Logistics Mexico Military agreements Misconduct in office Money laundering Multilateral development banks Peace negotiations President and foreign policy Public corruption

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Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should work with the Government of Mexico to advance bilateral cooperation and should seek to: (1) encourage economic growth and development; (2) strengthen cooperation between military and law enforcement entities to address common threats to security; (3) provide assistance in support of President Vicente Fox's plan to reform Mexico's judicial system and combat corruption and to strengthen democratic institutions; (4) develop a common strategy to address immigration and to fight the illicit drug trade; (5) encourage bilateral and multilateral environmental protection activities; (6) obtain the support of the Mexican Government to assist the Government of Colombia in achieving a peaceful political resolution to the conflict in Colombia; and (7) review the current illicit drug certification process and consider other evaluation mechanisms.

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Feb 26, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 26, 2001

Received in the House.
Feb 26, 2001

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 14, 2001

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1435-1437; text as passed Senate: CR S1428; text of measure as introduced: CR S1428)
Feb 14, 2001

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1435-1437; text as passed Senate: CR S1428; text of measure as introduced: CR S1428)
Feb 14, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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