Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1567
115th Congress(2017-2018)
United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act
Active
Active
Passed House on Nov 27, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 16, 2017
Latest Action
Nov 28, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1567
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on November 27, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
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)
Summary

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.

Text (3)
November 28, 2018
November 27, 2018
March 16, 2017
Actions (13)
11/28/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
11/27/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11/27/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9591)
11/27/2018
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)
11/27/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1567.
11/27/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9591-9593)
11/27/2018
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
09/27/2018
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
09/27/2018
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
09/27/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
05/18/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
03/16/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
03/16/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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