[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 127 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 127

      To express the sense of the Senate on border crossing fees.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 25 (legislative day, May 15), 1995

Ms. Snowe submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      To express the sense of the Senate on border crossing fees.
Whereas in the budget of the United States for fiscal year 1996 that was 
        submitted to Congress, the President proposed to impose and collect a 
        border crossing fee for individuals and vehicles entering the United 
        States;
Whereas both the Canadian and Mexican governments have expressed opposition to 
        the imposition and collection of such a fee and have raised the 
        possibility of imposing retaliatory border crossing fees of their own;
Whereas the imposition and collection of such a fee would have adverse affects 
        on tourism and commerce that depend on travel across the borders of the 
        United States;
Whereas the imposition and collection of such a fee would have such effects 
        without addressing illegal immigration in a meaningful way;
Whereas on February 22, 1995, the President modified his proposal making the 
        imposition of the new fees voluntary on United States border States (but 
        tied the availability of Federal funds to improve border crossing 
        infrastructure on their willingness to impose such fees); and
Whereas on May 4, 1995, the President further modified the border crossing fee 
        proposal in immigration control legislation he submitted to Congress 
        setting a $1.50 per car and $.75 per pedestrian fee structure: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the United States 
Government should not impose or collect a border crossing fee along its 
borders with Canada and Mexico.
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