[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 40 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 40

  Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not 
  engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement 
 (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with 
                           Mexico and Canada.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2007

  Mr. Goode (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
 Paul, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Duncan, and Ms. Foxx) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not 
  engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement 
 (NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with 
                           Mexico and Canada.

Whereas the United States Departments of State, Commerce, and Homeland Security 
        participated in the formation of the Security and Prosperity Partnership 
        (SPP) on March 23, 2005, representing a tri-lateral agreement between 
        the United States, Canada, and Mexico designed, among other things, to 
        facilitate common regulatory schemes between these countries;
Whereas reports issued by the SPP indicate that it has implemented regulatory 
        changes among the three countries that circumvent United States trade, 
        transportation, homeland security, and border security functions and 
        that the SPP will continue to do so in the future;
Whereas the actions taken by the SPP to coordinate border security by 
        eliminating obstacles to migration between Mexico and the United States 
        actually makes the United States-Mexico border less secure because 
        Mexico is the primary source country of illegal immigrants into the 
        United States;
Whereas according to the Department of Commerce, United States trade deficits 
        with Mexico and Canada have significantly increased since the 
        implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
Whereas the economic and physical security of the United States is impaired by 
        the potential loss of control of its borders attendant to the full 
        operation of NAFTA and the SPP;
Whereas the regulatory and border security changes implemented and proposed by 
        the SPP violate and threaten United States sovereignty;
Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System from the west coast of Mexico through the 
        United States and into Canada has been suggested as part of a North 
        American Union to facilitate trade between the SPP countries;
Whereas the State of Texas has already begun planning of the Trans-Texas 
        Corridor, a major multi-modal transportation project beginning at the 
        United States-Mexico border, which would serve as an initial section of 
        a NAFTA Superhighway System;
Whereas it could be particularly difficult for Americans to collect insurance 
        from Mexican companies which employ Mexican drivers involved in 
        accidents in the United States, which would likely increase the 
        insurance rates for American drivers;
Whereas future unrestricted foreign trucking into the United States can pose a 
        safety hazard due to inadequate maintenance and inspection, and can act 
        collaterally as a conduit for the entry into the United States of 
        illegal drugs, illegal human smuggling, and terrorist activities; and
Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System would likely include funds from foreign 
        consortiums and be controlled by foreign management, which threatens the 
        sovereignty of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That--
            (1) the United States should not engage in the construction 
        of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway 
        System;
            (2) the United States should not allow the Security and 
        Prosperity Partnership (SPP) to implement further regulations 
        that would create a North American Union with Mexico and 
        Canada; and
            (3) the President of the United States should indicate 
        strong opposition to these acts or any other proposals that 
        threaten the sovereignty of the United States.
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