Prosperous and Secure Neighbor Alliance Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 17, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prosperous and Secure Neighbor Alliance Act of 2007 - States that it is U.S. policy to increase U.S. foreign assistance to improve security and promote economic development in Mexico, both of which are crucial to combat illicit drugs and drug-related violence and other criminal activities in Mexico and the United States.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President to provide assistance to improve security and promote economic development in Mexico by: (1) professionalizing Mexican law enforcement personnel; (2) providing technology to assist Mexican law enforcement personnel; (3) strengthening the Mexican judicial branch; (4) supporting anti-corruption programs in Mexico; and (5) reducing poverty through targeted funding to enhance social development in Mexico.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2007 to Jan 23, 2008, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jan 18, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jan 18, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jan 18, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 7, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 17, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Americans in foreign countries
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- DNA
- Drug abuse
- Drug law enforcement
- Drug traffic
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Forensic medicine
- Government ethics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Higher education
- International Affairs
- Judges
- Latin America
- Law
- Law enforcement officers
- Legal education
- Loans
- Mexico
- Missing persons
- Performance measurement
- Police training
- Poverty
- Public corruption
- Public prosecutors
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small business
- Smuggling
- Social Welfare
- Technology transfer
- Violence
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2007Introduced in House
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