Border Trade Alliance applauds Senate passage of National Defense Authorization Act including language to streamline permit requirements for cross-border infrastructure
PDF VERSION WASHINGTON (October 10, 2025)--The Border Trade Alliance today cheered the U.S. Senate for passing the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes important language to streamline the issuance of presidential [...]
Border Trade Alliance to Capitol Hill: Pass a continuing resolution to avert government shutdown
The BTA on Sept. 29, 2025 called on the U.S. Senate to pass a continuing resolution and avert a government shutdown. In a shutdown, CBP Officers would be forced to work without pay.
Border Trade Alliance supporting legislation to crack down on cargo theft
The BTA wrote to the chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees urging them to take up the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA), which, among other things, expands law enforcement's authority to investigate and prosecute organized theft rings. (9/24/25)
U.S. exits Tomato Suspension Agreement, BTA urges negotiations to continue to avert further damage to U.S. economy, jobs
The BTA on July 14, 2025 sent this statement expressing its disappointment that the Department of Commerce was withdrawing the U.S. from the agreement that has governed U.S.-Mexico tomato trade for decades. It’s a move that not only hits shoppers in the wallet by driving up the cost of Mexican-grown tomatoes, but it injects yet more disruption into North American cross-border trade.
Border Trade Alliance urges Commerce Department to preserve Tomato Suspension Agreement, cites rising prices
The Border Trade Alliance on June 26, 2025 sent a letter to Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick urging him not to exit the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA) with Mexico. Withdrawing from this proven framework would disrupt a critical North American supply chain, significantly raise food prices for U.S. consumers, and endanger tens of thousands of American jobs tied to the cross-border fresh produce trade.
BTA urges caution on potential new pesticide regulations
The BTA on May 20, 2025 sent a letter to the Departments of Health & Human Services and Agriculture urging the new Make America Health Again Commission (which HHS and USDA will lead) not to [...]