American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4532 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4532 To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy on efforts to strengthen subnational cooperation between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2025 Mr. Stanton (for himself and Mr. Kean) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy on efforts to strengthen subnational cooperation between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act''. SEC. 2. SUBNATIONAL COOPERATION STRATEGY. (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a strategy on efforts to strengthen subnational cooperation between the United States and Mexico for the purposes of-- (1) enhancing law enforcement cooperation and local, State, and Federal security forces cooperation at a subnational level for the purpose of curbing fentanyl trafficking and other synthetic opioids, including activities such as-- (A) bolstering technical assistance and coordination for law enforcement agencies and local, State, and Federal security forces; (B) carrying out exchange programs for the purposes of professional development; and (C) enhancing data sh