SRES356-119

In Committee

Requesting information on the United Mexican States’ human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 31, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a comprehensive report within 30 days detailing Mexico human rights practices, specifically regarding non-Mexican nationals removed to Mexico by the US Government, including. It relies on reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Foreign Relations, Foreign Policy, and Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

Congressional oversight committees (Senate Foreign Relations, House Foreign Affairs) could face lower compliance burdens and Human rights organizations and immigration advocacy groups could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Department of State - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor would take on compliance duties, Department of State - Office of the Legal Adviser would take on compliance duties, and US agencies conducting removals to Mexico (DHS, ICE, CBP) could face increased risk.

Key Provisions

  • Requires the Secretary of State to submit a comprehensive report within 30 days detailing Mexico human rights practices, specifically regarding non-Mexican nationals removed to Mexico by the US Government, including...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a comprehensive report within 30 days detailing Mexico human rights practices, specifically regarding non-Mexican nationals removed to Mexico by the US Government, including.

Key Policy Areas

Foreign Relations, Foreign Policy, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

The bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a comprehensive report within 30 days detailing Mexico human rights practices, specifically regarding non-Mexican nationals removed to Mexico by the US Government, including.

Policy Domains

Foreign Relations Foreign Policy Criminal Justice

Section 1 - Request for Information

Identified Gains
  • Congressional oversight committees (Senate Foreign Relations, House Foreign Affairs)
  • Human rights organizations and immigration advocacy groups
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Human rights organizations and immigration advocacy groups:
Congressional oversight committees (Senate Foreign Relations, House Foreign Affairs):
Identified Costs
  • Department of State - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
  • Department of State - Office of the Legal Adviser
  • US agencies conducting removals to Mexico (DHS, ICE, CBP)
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
Department of State - Office of the Legal Adviser:
US agencies conducting removals to Mexico (DHS, ICE, CBP):
Department of State - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 31, 2025

Mr. Kaine submitted the following resolution; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
4 mentions across 1 clause
+1 positive -3 negative

Congressional oversight committees (Senate Foreign Relations, House Foreign Affairs), Department of State - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State - Office of the Legal Adviser

Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees (Senate Foreign Relations, House Foreign Affairs)

Negative-direction: Department of State - Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State - Office of the Legal Adviser, US agencies conducting removals to Mexico (DHS, ICE, CBP)

Nonprofits
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Human rights organizations and immigration advocacy groups

1/1
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Foreign Relations Foreign Policy Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_senate"
→ United States Senate
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of State
"the_assistant_secretary"
→ Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
"the_government_of_mexico"
→ Government of the United Mexican States
"the_united_states_government"
→ United States Government

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"security assistance" §security_assistance

As defined in section 502B(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(d))

"people who are not citizens of Mexico but have been removed to Mexico by the United States Government" §people_removed_to_mexico

Non-Mexican nationals who have been removed, rendered, trafficked, or otherwise transferred from US custody to Mexico

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