[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 232 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 232

 Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the safety and well-being 
     of United States citizens injured while travelling in Mexico.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 1999

Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Cunningham) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the safety and well-being 
     of United States citizens injured while travelling in Mexico.

Whereas hundreds of United States citizens travel by automobile to Mexico every 
        day;
Whereas United States automobile insurance in not valid in Mexico and travellers 
        may purchase additional insurance to cover potential liability or injury 
        while in Mexico;
Whereas in cases where additional insurance is not purchased and a United States 
        citizen is involved in an automobile accident, the American will be 
        subject to a bond requirement before being permitted to return to the 
        United States; and
Whereas in a recent incident, a United States citizen injured in an automobile 
        accident in Mexico was not transferred to a United States hospital for 
        18 hours, even after medical personnel in Mexico recommended his 
        immediate transfer to the United States for emergency treatment, until 
        the family posted the bond set by Mexican authorities: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that, in order to protect the safety 
and well-being of United States citizens travelling in Mexico, the 
President should begin negotiations with the Government of Mexico to 
establish a humanitarian exemption to Mexican bond requirements, in 
order to ensure that United States citizens injured in Mexico can be 
immediately transferred to United States facilities for adequate 
medical treatment, if necessary.
                                 <all>