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Category Archives: Legislation

Federal Border Legislation Discussions and Alerts - Border Blog

House Passes Requirements for DHS on WHTI

Published by BTA Staff.
May 18, 2007 – 7:56 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Travel & Immigration 0 Comments

Last week, the House passed several amendments to H.R. 1684, the FY08 Department of Homeland Security Authorization bill, which would affect the implementation of WHTI at land and sea ports of entry. The amendments were derived from legislation introduced by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY), the Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act, H.R. 1061.
The House-passed legislation […]

House Mandates Changes to WHTI

Published by BTA Staff.
May 17, 2007 – 5:40 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Travel & Immigration 1 Comment

Nearly three and a half years after being mandated by Congress as part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) continues to stir controversy and confusion among both the traveling public and lawmakers alike. Despite the security requirement’s successful implementation for air travel, the development of […]

A Busy Week for US-DOT Pilot Program

Published by BTA Staff.
May 2, 2007 – 11:43 pm. Also posted in Advocacy, Infrastructure 1 Comment

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee yesterday unanimously approved, by a vote of 66-0 , legislation restricting the Administration’s pilot program to allow Mexican trucks access to U.S. roadways. H.R. 1773, the Safe American Roads Act of 2007, establishes benchmarks for safety requirements and oversight while also limiting the pilot program to a duration […]

SENTRI Program Now Accepting Applications On-line, Ending Backlog.

Published by Accounting.
April 24, 2007 – 5:00 am. Also posted in Advocacy, Border Tech 70 Comments

ATTENTION: BTA can not offer expedited processing or assistance with attaining a SENTRI pass at this point. CBP has a Frequently asked questions page that should be able to assist you through the applications process, which can be found here: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trusted_traveler/sentri/faqs/

In Order to register online for the GOES system and […]

BTA Attends Meeting on STRIVE Act.

Published by BTA Staff.
April 9, 2007 – 4:21 am. Also posted in Advocacy 1 Comment

Today the Border Trade Alliance attended a Town Hall Meeting hosted by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, where she discussed the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 (STRIVE Act).
This legislation, H.R. 1645, was introduced in the House of Representatives on March 22 by Representative Luis Gutierrez of Illinois. Congresswoman Giffords, who also […]

Congress taking steps to limit US-DOT pilot program

Published by BTA Staff.
March 26, 2007 – 5:05 am. Also posted in Advocacy, Infrastructure, Border Tech 1 Comment

Last week, Senate Appropriators approved an amendment that would impose restrictions on DOT’s proposed pilot program for Mexican trucks. Senators Murray (D-WA) and Feinstein (D-CA) succeeded in passing an amendment during the Appropriations Committee markup of the supplemental Iraq war funding bill (S. 965) to require a public comment period for DOT’s proposed pilot program […]

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