H.R. 5017: To prohibit United States non-security assistance to Mexico.
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H.R. 5017: To prohibit United States non-security assistance to Mexico.
113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-03 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To prohibit United States non-security assistance to Mexico.
Plain summary
Prohibits U.S. government funds from being used to provide non-security assistance to Mexico unless an Act of Congress securing Mexico's border with the United States is enacted into law.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To prohibit United States non-security assistance to Mexico.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5017.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr5017 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113