North American Cooperative Security Act

The North American Cooperative Security Act (NACSA)&mdash;109th Congress, S. 853: "A bill to direct the Secretary of State to establish a program to bolster the mutual security and safety of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and for other purposes"&mdash;was introduced April 20, 2005, in the U.S. Senate by Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-IN) and has 6 cosponsors (Senators Norm Coleman (R-MN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), John McCain (R-AZ), John Cornyn (R-TX), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), and Ted Stevens (R-AK). The bill was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

A companion bill, 109th Congress, H.R. 2672, was introduced May 26, 2005, in the U.S. House of Representatives by sponsor Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) with two cosponsors Stevan Pearce (R-NM) and Chris Shays (R-CT). On June 6, 2005, the bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.