S4270-119

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Nicholas Douglas Quets United States-Mexico Rapid Response for Victims of Crime Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 26, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Nicholas Douglas Quets United States-Mexico Rapid Response for Victims of Crime Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Foreign Policy, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nicholas Douglas Quets United States-Mexico Rapid Response for Victims of Crime Act.
  • Section id76a44608742e4de9be109a43bba52d0e: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: On October 18, 2024, while traveling in the Mexican state of Sonora near Puerto Peñasco, Nicholas Quets was targeted...
  • Section id72883075c8994c0eb9986f0f2a603369: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that a robust, binational rapid response protocol is necessary to ensure efficient communication and...
  • Section id79f8a2fbe16f4b26a7a68eaa2c10eee9: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; the Committee on the...
  • Section id3657d6fe9b3c484f87c3376cb57a72fb: 5. Binational rapid response protocol The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall engage with the Government of Mexico to...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Nicholas Douglas Quets United States-Mexico Rapid Response for Victims of Crime Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Foreign Policy, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, Nicholas Douglas Quets United States-Mexico Rapid Response for Victims of Crime Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Foreign Policy Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies:
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 2026

Mr. Kelly introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Foreign Policy Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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