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Congress·In Committee·8 months ago

Congress directs State Department to plan deeper U.S.–Mexico local cooperation to curb fentanyl

Also known as: American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act

Legislative Progress

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Review
House
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President

Impacts

Mixed Impacts(2)
Chronic Illness
Neutral
Mental Health
Neutral

Key Points

  • The bill tells the State Department to write a U.S.–Mexico plan within 270 days to boost cooperation between local and state partners on both sides of the border.
  • The plan would focus on working together to curb fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, including training help, exchange programs, and better coordination between police and security agencies.
  • It also calls for stronger local “tables” where federal and local governments, community groups, faith groups, and business leaders can work on border-area problems tied to drug trafficking.
  • The bill pushes for more support for border towns and local organizations that help meet community needs in those areas.
  • It adds a check on sharing data with foreign countries: the State Department must notify Congress about what data would be shared before moving ahead with that part of the plan, and the President must send an update report 2 years later.
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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Jul 17, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Within 270 days after the bill becomes law

State Department and USAID submit a U.S.–Mexico subnational cooperation strategy to Congress

This is the first point where the public and local leaders can see what the federal government plans to do (training, exchanges, support for border towns, and how fentanyl-focused cooperation would work).

Any time data-sharing activities are planned after the strategy is issued

Before any U.S.–Mexico data-sharing project starts under this strategy, the State Department notifies Congress about what data would be shared

This can slow down or reshape information-sharing with foreign partners, adding oversight and possibly changing what local agencies are asked to provide.

Within 2 years after the initial strategy is submitted

Trump submits a 2-year update to Congress on how the U.S.–Mexico strategy worked and what will change

Communities and agencies should get a clearer picture of what was implemented, what helped, what did not, and what the government plans to do next.

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Press release on a House Foreign Affairs Committee markup listing measures advanced, including H.R. 4532, the American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act.

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The Paper of Montgomery County·about 1 month ago

Baird Applauds as Legislation Clears Committee

Local coverage citing Rep. Jim Baird praising committee passage of several bills, including H.R. 4532, describing it as directing State to work with local governments in Mexico to fight drug trafficking.

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LegiStorm·about 1 month ago

Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of January 19, 2026 - House Republican Majority Leader Press Release

Schedule/preview noting House Foreign Affairs Committee agenda includes H.R. 4532, the American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act (Stanton).

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act

Bill NumberHR 4532
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(4)
D: 1R: 3

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