North American Cooperative Security Act
Latest action · Apr 20, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4024-4026)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 20, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
North American Cooperative Security Act - Directs the Secretary of State to provide a framework for enhanced security management, communication, and coordination among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) negotiate border-related information sharing agreements with Mexico; (2) establish a program to improve Mexico's southern border security, including U.S., Canadian, and Mexican financial and technical assistance to Belize and Guatemala to help secure their borders; (3) establish a database to track Central American gangs; (4) examine the feasibility of an agreement with Panama and other Central American countries regarding the aerial interdiction program (Airbridge Denial); and (5) negotiate with other countries to accept the International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 9 one-time travel document in lieu of official travel documents if an inadmissible immigrant has not presented official travel documents or has presented fraudulent ones, and facilitate the removal and repatriation of inadmissible aliens from the United States, with a focus on criminal aliens who are dangerous or potential terrorists.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to examine the feasibility of strengthening institutions for consultations on intelligence sharing and defense and border issues among the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees every six months regarding: (1) security, cargo security, and the movement of goods; (2) border infrastructure and wait times; (3) security clearances and document integrity; (4) immigration and visa management; (5) visa policy coordination and immigration security; (6) North American visitor overstay program; (7) terrorist watch lists; (8) money laundering, income tax evasion, currency smuggling, and alien smuggling; (9) counterterrorism programs; (10) law enforcement cooperation; (11) biosecurity cooperation; (12) protection against nuclear and radiological threats; (13) emergency management cooperation; (14) cooperative energy policy; and (15) feasibility of a common external tariff and development assistance with Mexico.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2005 to Jul 11, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | May 12, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | May 25, 2005 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Jul 1, 2005 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Jul 11, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 20, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4024-4026)
- Apr 20, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4024)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2672 | North American Cooperative Security Act | Related bill | Jun 6, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administrative remedies
- Agriculture and Food
- Agriculture in foreign trade
- Air traffic
- Airspace (Law)
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Aviation agreements
- Belize
- Biological warfare
- Border patrols
- Boundaries
- Canada
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Counterfeiting
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal aliens
- Criminal justice information
- Customs administration
- Data banks
- Deportation
- Drug abuse
- Drug law enforcement
- Economic growth
- Embassies
- Emergency Management
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Energy supplies
- Explosives
- Export controls
- Fingerprints
- Firearms
- Food safety
- Foreign exchange
- Foreign investments
- Foreign service
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Fraud
- Freight
- Gangs
- Guatemala
- Identification devices
- Identification of criminals
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- Job creation
- Labor and Employment
- Latin America
- Law
- Mexicans
- Mexico
- Military agreements
- Money laundering
- Natural gas
- Negotiations
- North America
- Nuclear exports
- Nuclear facilities
- Nuclear power plants
- Nuclear security measures
- Nuclear terrorism
- Panama
- Passports
- Petroleum industry
- Petroleum refineries
- Public-private partnerships
- Repatriation
- Right of asylum
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Searches and seizures
- Security measures
- Smuggling
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Tariff
- Technical assistance
- Technological innovations
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Violence
- Visas
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2005Introduced in Senate
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