Pending the completion of floor action on several pending measures, the House and Senate are expected to adjourn until September 4th. The Senate is considering a series of Pro Forma sessions during the August recess to prevent any recess appointments from being made by President Bush. However, this effort led by Senate Democrats may […]
Also this week, Maria Luisa, Import-Export Committee Chair Dan Garcia, and Kay Olive, Chair of the Border Technologies Committee met with Todd Owen, Executive Director of Cargo and Security Conveyance for Customs and Border Protection, to discuss the Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and cargo security standards. The BTA also shared […]
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July 23, 2007 – 3:11 pm.
Last week, BTA Board Member and Import-Export Committee co-chair Kirk Lanz gave a presentation to San Diego State’s Graduate Program in Homeland Security. The presentation provided the graduate students an overview of the BTA and the role it plays in facilitating the secure movement of people and goods at our borders. A special thank […]
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July 20, 2007 – 3:11 pm.
While in Washington, Matt Howe made visits to several congressional border offices including meeting with staff from Senators Hutchison and Cornyn and Representatives Cuellar, Rodriguez, and Grijalva. At these meetings, Matt provided congressional staff with an update of BTA activities in support of our border communities and trade.
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The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) Environment and Health Committee developed and submitted comments on the WHTI Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday July 18th, 2007. The Draft PEA analyzes environmental consequences of three alternatives and one “no-action” alternative for changes in procedures and document requirements for U.S. […]
The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) submitted the following comments on the recent Federal Register Notice by the U.S. Department of Transpiration (DOT) regarding its pilot program granting a limited number of Mexican trucks access to U.S. roadways. In March, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters addressed the proposed pilot program at the BTA Conference […]
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July 5, 2007 – 2:04 pm.
Wednesday marked the 231st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Since that fateful day in July of 1776 the United States has grown and evolved into a major economic and political force in the world. The U.S., as part of a global economy increasingly reliant upon trade and especially after the inception of the […]
The article has been picked up by numerous Texas News sources, including the Houston Chronicle:
The following is an excerpt from the article:
The impending rule in January has rankled residents, city and business officials, particularly those in border states, where people frequently cross into Canada or Mexico to shop, dine, visit relatives or attend events.
The […]
Despite a massive backlog of passports and so far lacking the implementation of new PASS Card technologies that could improve border wait times, Department of Homeland Security continues to provide an uncertain, and confusing implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Border Trade Alliance (BTA) has been advocating for the implementation date […]
BTA apprehensive of yet another ambiguous phase.
The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) is concerned that the June 20th’s announcement that the Department of State (DOS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have revised their intended time frame to implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) for land and sea ports of entry. Last year Congress […]
