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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1886
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 8, 2013
Ms. DelBene (for
herself, Mr. Hanna,
Mr. Owens,
Mr. Cramer,
Mr. Higgins, and
Mr. Huizenga of Michigan) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
Ways and Means, 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
A BILL
To prohibit land border crossing fees.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Promoting Border Commerce and Travel
Act.
2.
Prohibition on
land border crossing fees
The
Secretary of Homeland Security may not establish, collect, or otherwise impose
a border crossing fee for pedestrians or passenger vehicles at land ports of
entry along the southern border or the northern border of the United States,
and may not conduct any study relating to the imposition of such a fee.