{"id":16504,"date":"2026-03-28T08:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=16504"},"modified":"2026-03-28T08:24:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:24:02","slug":"house-passes-legislation-to-combat-mexican-governments-seizure-of-american-owned-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/house-passes-legislation-to-combat-mexican-governments-seizure-of-american-owned-port\/","title":{"rendered":"House Passes Legislation to Combat Mexican Government\u2019s Seizure of American-Owned Port"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I don’t remember seeing this covered in the news before, and it’s significant that Mexico is trying to take this port using their military. Is the military presence at the port cartel related? Was an enemy cartel moving drugs through the port? I have a post<\/a> with an interview of a former Sinaloa Cartel dealer who shed light on how government officials in Mexico are paid handsomely. There has got to be a lot more to this story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2026\/03\/27\/house-passes-legislation-to-combat-mexican-governments-seizure-of-american-owned-port\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Container ships moored at Hamburg’s Burchardkai, March, 25. (Markus Scholz\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Virginia Grace McKinnon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to grant the president authority to limit U.S. port access for countries that have seized American property abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Congress remains bitterly divided on the SAVE America Act and funding for the Department of Homeland Security, the Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 passed with bipartisan support. The bill, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas,<\/a> passed by a vote of 247 to 164. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday\u2019s House passage of my Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 is a necessary step to protect American businesses and workers from unfair treatment overseas,\u201d Pfluger told The Daily Signal.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Defending American Property Abroad Act just PASSED the U.S. House!

When countries violate trade agreements and illegally seize assets from U.S. companies, it puts American job security, economic security, and national security at risk. Proud to have led on this bipartisan\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yaCuiKnLkH<\/a>\u2014 Rep. August Pfluger (@RepPfluger) March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The impetus for Pfluger\u2019s legislation was a longtime dispute involving the Mexican government<\/a> and a U.S.-owned port in Mexico. Lawmakers say that Mexico has violated the USMCA trade agreement<\/a> by attempting to seize control of a port operated by Vulcan Materials.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vulcan Materials Company, based in Alabama, is one of the nation\u2019s largest producers of construction aggregates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pfluger has raised concerns about this dispute since 2022, but in March 2023, Vulcan\u2019s deep-water port at Punta Venado was seized by the Mexican government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen countries violate trade agreements and illegally seize assets from U.S. companies, it puts American job security, economic security, and national security at risk. This legislation is critical because it ensures there are enforceable consequences for those actions,\u201d Pfluger said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mexico is using its military to illegally occupy the property of an American company, Vulcan Materials. This facility and port are critical to our trade and security strategy, which is why I\u2019m leading an effort to deter Mexico from fully seizing this facility and ensure they face\u2026\u2014 Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (@RepBethVanDuyne) September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt sends a clear message to any foreign government<\/a> that the United States will not tolerate this behavior,\u201d Pfluger continued. \u201cWe will defend our economic interests, uphold the rule of law, and stand firmly behind American companies operating abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legislation stipulates that ships may be restricted from entering U.S. waters or unloading at U.S. ports without the president\u2019s approval if these vessels previously stopped at ports previously owned by U.S. entities but later taken over by foreign governments in the Western Hemisphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaker Mike Johnson congratulated Pfluger on the House passage of the legislation. \u201cU.S. investments abroad have long been essential to both our economic development and national security,\u201d Johnson, R-La., claimed, \u201cand this legislation takes a crucial step to protect and defend U.S. business interests globally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am thrilled to see this pass with overwhelming bipartisan support,\u201d Pfluger said, \u201cand I will continue advocating for it until it passes through the Senate and is signed into law.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t remember seeing this covered in the news before, and it’s significant that Mexico is trying to take this port using their military. Is the military presence at the port cartel related? Was an enemy cartel moving drugs through the port? I have a post with an interview of a former Sinaloa Cartel dealer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world"],"blocksy_meta":[],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Jason","author_link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/author\/jturning\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16505,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16504\/revisions\/16505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}