,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #h1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 
,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,barrasso7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
concern about economic and security     
conditions in ,mexico and reaffirming   
the interest of the ,united ,states in  
mutually beneficial relations with      
,mexico based on shared interests on    
security1 economic prosperity1 and      
democratic values1 and for other        
purposes4  ,whereas ,december #ab1      
#bjbb1 marked the #bjjth anniversary of 
the establishment of diplomatic         
relations between the ,united ,states   
and ,mexico2 ,whereas1 over the course  
of #bjj years1 the ,governments and     
people of the ,united ,states and       
,mexico have developed deep cultural1   
economic1 and diplomatic relations that 

have been instrumental in creating      
prosperity in both countries and        
throughout the hemisphere2 ,whereas1    
according to the ,united ,states ,trade 
,representative and the ,department of  
,commerce1 ,united ,states goods and    
services trade with ,mexico totaled an  
estimated #fgg1cjj1jjj1jjj in #bjai1 and
 ,united ,states exports of goods and   
services to ,mexico supported an        
estimated #a1bjj1jjj jobs in #bjae2     
,whereas1 according to the #bjbb ,united
 ,states ,department of ,state's        
,investment ,climate ,statement on      
,mexico1 the ,united ,states is         
,mexico's top source of foreign direct  
investment with a stock of              
#ahd1ijj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas1 in #bjba1   
the ,united ,states exported            
#be1jjj1jjj1jjj in agriculture products 
to ,mexico and imported #ch1gjj1jjj1jjj 
in agriculture products from ,mexico2   
,whereas the government of ,president   
,lopez ,obrador has pursued major legal 
and regulatory measures that pose       

significant risks and uncertainty to    
cross-border trade1 including denying   
#ad biotechnology applications since    
,may #bjah1 front-of-packing labeling   
requirements imposed in ,november #bjbj1
 unilateral certification requirements  
on all ,united ,states organic exports  
to ,mexico imposed in ,december #bjbj1  
the ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 ,presidential 
,decree to phase out the use of         
glyphosate and genetically modified corn
 for human consumption1 the ,february   
#bjba ,electricity ,industry ,law1 and  
the ,may #bjba ,hydrocarbons ,law2      
,whereas the government of ,president   
,lopez ,obrador has suspended import    
permits for more than #hj energy        
companies1 has ended permits for energy 
import facilities1 which puts ,united   
,states investment at risk1 and is      
advancing a constitutional reform bill  
that would dissolve the power market in 
,mexico1 eliminate independent          
regulators1 and cancel contracts and    
permits granted to private companies2   

,whereas arbitrary and punitive actions 
against ,united ,states businesses      
operating in ,mexico by the government  
of ,president ,lopez ,obrador1 such as  
the recent shutdown of a limestone      
quarry owned by a ,united ,states       
company that is a critical component of 
the construction aggregates supply chain
 for the southeast ,united ,states1 are 
damaging the economic relationship      
between the ,united ,states and ,mexico1
 disrupting ,north ,american supply     
chains1 and threatening to undermine the
 confidence of ,united ,states          
businesses in ,mexico as a viable and   
predictable marketplace and destination 
for investment2 ,whereas ,united ,states
 law enforcement encountered over       
#b1cgh1idd migrants attempting to enter 
the ,united ,states illegally through   
the southern border with ,mexico in     
#bjbb1 reaching an all-time high of     
#bea1igh encounters in ,december #bjbb1 
and have encountered over #aef1jjj      
migrants in ,january #bjbc2 ,whereas    

,united ,states ,border ,patrol has     
documented a rise in the number of      
convicted criminals attempting to enter 
the ,united ,states illegally1 including
 over #c1jjj since ,october #bjbb1      
#ab1jbh in fiscal year #bjbb1 #aj1gfc in
 fiscal year #bjba1 and #b1dch in fiscal
 year #bjbj2 ,whereas ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection operational     
statistics showed fentanyl seizures at  
the ,united ,states southern border     
increased #ff4hf percent in ,january    
#bjbc1 compared to ,january #bjbb1 with 
over a #ijg percent increase from       
,january #bjbj2 ,whereas ,u4,s4 ,customs
 and ,border ,protection has reported an
 approximately #bjg percent increase in 
the amount of illicit fentanyl seized at
 the southwest border since fiscal year 
#bjbj1 and the ,drug ,enforcement       
,administration reported the seizure of 
#cgi1jjj1jjj potentially deadly doses of
 fentanyl in #bjbb2 ,whereas the        
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 7,,cdc7 reported a record of

 #ajg1jjj overdose deaths in the ,united
 ,states in #bjbb1 with more than       
#ga1djj 7#ff4e percent7 of those        
attributed to synthetic opioids1 a      
substantial amount of which are         
illicitly produced in ,mexico using     
precursor chemicals imported from the   
,people's ,republic of ,china and mixed 
or reshipped by the ,sinaloa and        
,jalisco ,new ,generation 7,,cjng7 drug 
cartels2 ,whereas reports from the      
,united ,states ,northern ,command      
indicate that ,mexican cartels now      
control #cj to #ce percent of ,mexican  
territory1 with ,mexico's midterm       
elections in ,june #bjba being the most 
violent on record driven by cartel      
violence and attempts to thwart the     
democratic process2 ,whereas more than  
#hj politicians were killed prior to the
 ,june #bjba midterm elections in       
,mexico1 with the ,mexican cartels      
claiming responsibility for the killings
 of at least #ce candidates1 according  
to several reports2 ,whereas1 according 

to the ,initiative on ,nonstate ,armed  
,actors of the ,brookings ,institution1 
,mexico registered almost #cd1jjj       
murders in #bjbb near an all-time high1 
representing #bg murders per #ajj1jjj   
and primarily attributable to ties      
related to transnational criminal       
organizations1 while the effective      
prosecution rate for homicides remains  
around #b percent2 ,whereas1 according  
to the ,initiative on ,nonstate ,armed  
,actors1 the rivalry between the        
,sinaloa ,cartel and ,,cjng ,cartel has 
violently spread to ,colombia1 one of   
the ,united ,states closest allies in   
the ,western ,hemisphere1 with ,,cjng   
deploying drone-mounted bombs to seize  
territory and ,sinaloa taking over both 
the legal and illegal economies of the  
territories in dispute2 ,whereas1 in    
#bjba1 the government of ,president     
,obrador disbanded a select ,mexican    
anti-narcotics unit that1 for a quarter 
of a century1 worked hand-in-hand with  
the ,united ,states ,drug ,enforcement  

,administration 7,,dea7 to tackle       
organized crime2 ,whereas ,president    
,obrador has spearheaded legal and      
regulatory measures to reduce or        
eliminate the independence of ,mexican  
autonomous institutions and regulators1 
including the ,federal ,economic        
,competition ,commission1 the ,federal  
,institute for ,telecommunications1 the 
,energy ,regulatory ,commission1 and the
 ,national ,electoral ,institute2       
,whereas1 at a ,march #bjbb hearing of  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate1 ,united ,states ,northern  
,command ,commander1 ,general ,glen ,d4 
,van,herck1 testified that the largest  
portion of ,russian intelligence        
personnel in the world is in ,mexico    
right now and they keep an eye very     
closely on their opportunities to have  
influence on ,u4,s4 opportunities and   
access2 ,whereas ,mexico voted in the   
,united ,nation's ,general ,assembly to 
condemn the ,russian invasion of        
,ukraine1 while abstaining from         

suspending ,russia as a permanent       
observer of the ,organization of        
,american ,states and from expelling    
,russia from the ,united ,nations ,human
 ,rights ,council2 ,whereas ,president  
,obrador has increasingly turned to the 
,people's ,republic of ,china to finance
 controversial infrastructure projects1 
including the ,dos ,bocas ,refinery and 
the ,maya ,train1 while the ,people's   
,republic of ,china's ,state ,power     
,investment ,corporation 7,,spic7       
acquired ,mexican renewables power      
company ,zuma ,energy during a time when
 private corporations were fleeing the  
sector2 and ,whereas ,mexico remains one
 of the world's most dangerous countries
 for journalists and media workers1 with
 #bjbb marking the deadliest year on    
record with #ai deaths3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7         
reaffirms the interest of the ,united   
,states in mutually beneficial relations
 with ,mexico based on shared interests 
on security1 economic prosperity1 and   

democratic values2  7#b7 reaffirms      
support for stronger economic relations 
with ,mexico1 including to strengthen   
the resiliency of critical supply chains
 in ,north ,america and the ,western    
,hemisphere in general2  7#c7 expresses 
deep concerns about the worsening       
investment climate in ,mexico1 and calls
 on the ,president to take meaningful   
actions to defend ,united ,states       
economic interests in ,mexico and uphold
 the integrity of the ,united           
,states-,mexico-,canada ,agreement      
7,,usmca72  7#d7 urges the ,president to
 address the humanitarian and security  
crisis at the border with ,mexico by--  
7,a7 establishing effective immigration 
controls in the ,united ,states2  7,b7  
targeting ,united ,states foreign       
assistance efforts to strengthen border 
security and migration management       
capacities in the region2 and  7,c7     
leveraging existing bilateral           
extradition treaties and the ,palermo   
,protocols to prosecute transnational   

criminal actors facilitating illegal    
migration to the ,united ,states2  7#e7 
reaffirms the urgent need for the       
,government of ,mexico to implement a   
detailed and well-resourced strategy to 
combat the growing sophistication of    
transnational criminal organizations in 
its territory1 and reduce the production
 and trafficking of illicit narcotics   
and precursor chemicals being used for  
the manufacture of synthetic opioids in 
its territory1 including by-- 7,a7      
increasing information sharing between  
,mexican authorities and the ,,dea on   
seizures of fentanyl and precursor      
chemicals in ,mexico2  7,b7 partnering  
with the ,united ,states to jointly     
dismantle and take down clandestine labs
 across ,mexico2 and  7,c7 prioritizing 
the arrest and extradition of more      
individuals with drug-related charges to
 the ,united ,states2 and  7#f7 urges   
the ,government of ,mexico to uphold its
 domestic and international commitments 
to legal1 safe1 and orderly immigration1

 uphold its obligations under the       
,,usmca1 respect the independence of    
autonomous regulatory institutions1 and 
guard against the negative influence of 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china and   
the ,russian ,federation in ,north      
,america and the ,western ,hemisphere in
 general4