Congress·In Committee·H.R. 4532

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

American Cooperation with Our Neighbors Act

8 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

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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.

Foreign PolicyNational SecurityDrug PolicyCriminal Justice

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(2)

Chronic Illness

Neutral

Mental Health

Neutral

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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