H.R. 2060: United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act
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H.R. 2060: United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-28 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act
Plain summary
United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act This bill authorizes the President to expand U.S.-Mexico academic exchange programs at the secondary, post-secondary, and post-graduate levels. It is the sense of Congress that such programs should reflect the goals of the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Initiative and should seek to double 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 (covered region). The President is authorized to establish programs to support cooperation, training, and mentoring of entrepreneurs in the covered region. It is the sense of Congress that such programs should seek to provide not less than 100 grants of not more than $25,000 each for program participants. The President is authorized to promote U.S.-Mexico energy infrastructure coordination and cooperation through programs to support vocational-level education, internships, and exchanges between the two countries, particularly in the region in which the Eagle Ford Shale is located and in proximity to the covered region. It is the sense of Congress that such programs should seek to provide education, internships, and exchanges for at least 1,000 program participants.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] reported raising $3.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2060.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2060 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114