Central America Reform and Enforcement Act
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- +31
- Latest action
- Oct 2, 2018
Where it stands
Introduced (Current step)
Committee (Needs attention)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What it does
Central America Reform and Enforcement Act This bill requires the Deaprtment of State to submit to Congress the United States Strategy for Engagement in Central America, a seven-year strategy to advance reforms in Central American countries that address the factors driving migration to the United States. The bill sets forth elements of such strategy, including strengthening the rule of law, combatting corruption, and confronting and countering violence and crime perpetrated by armed criminal gangs.
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 2, 2018
Titles and provisions can change as the bill moves.
What moved
Who is involved
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]Lead sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
- Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
- Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
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