United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act

Bill: 115-hr-1567
Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
Introduced: 2017-03-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Business education
Business investment and capital
Cultural exchanges and relations
Elementary and secondary education
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Higher education
Infrastructure development
International exchange and broadcasting
Latin America
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Mexico
Oil and gas
Texas
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: 

United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act

 
This bill declares that it shall be U.S. policy to increase U.S.-Mexico academic exchanges at the secondary, post-secondary, and post-graduate levels. The United States and Mexico should seek to contribute to doubling the number of students studying in each other's country within five years.
 
Priority should be given to strengthening ties between communities and academic institutions in those portions of the United States and Mexico that are within 100 kilometers of the international boundary between those countries. 
 
The President shall develop a plan to implement policies and programs that support cooperation, training, and mentoring of entrepreneurs. Such policies and programs should seek to provide not less than 100 grants of not more than $25,000 each for program participants to better leverage participation by the private sector.
 
The President shall develop a plan to implement policies and programs that promote U.S.-Mexico energy infrastructure coordination and cooperation through support of vocational-level education, internships, and exchanges between the two countries. Such policies and programs should seek to provide education, internships, and exchanges for at least 1,000 program participants. 
 
The President shall develop a plan to implement a pilot program to develop a pipeline between undergraduate colleges and universities in the United States and medical school programs in Mexico. Such program should be utilized to prepare medical students to become doctors who can pass U.S. medical licensing board exams. The pilot program should seek to increase the number of bilingual medical professionals in a cost-effective manner who can practice in U.S. underserved communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9591)
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9591)
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1567.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9591-9593)
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House