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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5405 

To establish a pilot program waiving the Form I–94 document issuance 

requirement for certain Mexican nationals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 11, 2019 

Mr. STANTON (for himself and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 establish a pilot program waiving the Form I–94 document issuance requirement for certain Mexican nationals. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southwest Tourism 

5 Expansion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF FORM I–94 BORDER CROSS2 ING CARDS AND EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN 

3 MEXICAN NATIONALS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu5 rity shall waive the requirement to issue a Arrival-Depar6 ture Record Card (commonly known as ‘‘Form I–94’’) as 

7 evidence of admission to the United States for any na8 tional of Mexico who— 

9 (1) is eligible for admission to the United 

10 States as a nonimmigrant; 

11 (2) is exempt from— 

12 (A) the visa and passport requirement pur13 suant to section 212.1(c)(1)(i) of title 8, Code 

14 of Federal Regulations; or 

15 (B) the Form I–94 requirement under sec16 tion 235.1(h) of such title; and 

17 (3) is admitted at a port of entry in the State 

18 of Arizona that is on the international border be19 tween the United States and Mexico for the purpose 

20 of visiting the State of Arizona for a period not to 

21 exceed 30 days. 

22 (b) SUNSET.—This section shall remain in effect dur23 ing the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enact24 ment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 3. REPORT. 

2 Not later than 270 days before the end of the 5-year 

3 period referred to in section 2(b), the Secretary of Home4 land Security shall submit a report to the Committee on 

5 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen6 ate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the 

7 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep8 resentatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

9 House of Representatives that identifies— 

10 (1) the difference between the number of Mexi11 can nationals who entered the United States at a 

12 port of entry in the State of Arizona during the first 

13 4 years of the 5-year period referred to in section 

14 2(b) and the number of such entries during such 4- 

15 year period; 

16 (2) the estimated economic impact on Arizona 

17 generated by the additional Mexican nationals vis18 iting the State; 

19 (3) the difference between the number of Mexi20 can nationals who overstayed their visa after enter21 ing the United States through a port of entry in the 

22 State of Arizona during the first 4 years of the 5- 

23 year period referred to in section 2(b) and the num24 ber of such overstays during such 4-year period; and 

25 (4) the improvements to border security and the 

26 cost savings realized by U.S. Customs and Border 


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1 Protection as a result of the waiver under section 

2 2(a), which reduced the number of personnel needed 

3 to process Form I–94 documents and using a por4 tion of such savings to enhance law enforcement 

5 functions. 

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