Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Mexico should forthwith repatriate Sgt. Andrew Paul Tahmooressi from Mexican prison(s) and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should take actions to impose sanctions on Mexico until such time as Sgt. Tahmooressi is released.

Bill: 113-hres-612
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2014-06-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Detention of persons

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Firearms and explosives

Latin America

Mexico

Military personnel and dependents

Sanctions
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Mexico should expeditiously release and repatriate Sgt. Tahmooressi and all possessions that have been seized, and (2) the President should communicate with Mexico that he will impose increasingly harsh sanctions on Mexico until Sgt. Tahmooressi is released.</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 612 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2014 Mr. Stockman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Mexico should forthwith repatriate Sgt. Andrew Paul Tahmooressi from Mexican prison(s) and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should take actions to impose sanctions on Mexico until such time as Sgt. Tahmooressi is released.

Whereas Sgt. Tahmooressi served with the U.S. Marine Corps for two tours of duty in Afghanistan earning a rare combat field promotion to Sergeant; Whereas Sgt. Tahmooressi was driving near the U.S.-Mexican border on March 31, 2014, when he took a wrong turn and unintentionally drove into Mexico. He was stopped by police in Mexico and arrested for possessing three firearms which were fully legal in Texas and were registered to him; and Whereas Sgt. Tahmooressi has a distinguished record in the U.S. Marine Corps and there is no indication that Sgt. Tahmooressi was in violation of other laws in Mexico, except possession of his own firearms: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) the Government of Mexico should expeditiously release and repatriate Sgt. Tahmooressi and all possessions that have been seized; and (2) the President of the United States should communicate with the Government of Mexico that he will impose increasingly harsh sanctions on Mexico until such time as Sgt. Tahmooressi is released.