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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 40 

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should not engage 

in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement 

(NAFTA) Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union 

with Mexico and Canada. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 22, 2007 

Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mr. WAMP, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. PAUL, 

Mr. STEARNS, Mr. DUNCAN, and Ms. FOXX) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs, 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 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 

should not engage in the construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway 

System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada. 

Whereas the United States Departments of State, Commerce, 

and Homeland Security participated in the formation of 

the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) on March 

23, 2005, representing a tri-lateral agreement between 

the United States, Canada, and Mexico designed, among 


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other things, to facilitate common regulatory schemes between these countries; 

Whereas reports issued by the SPP indicate that it has implemented regulatory changes among the three countries 

that circumvent United States trade, transportation, 

homeland security, and border security functions and 

that the SPP will continue to do so in the future; 

Whereas the actions taken by the SPP to coordinate border 

security by eliminating obstacles to migration between 

Mexico and the United States actually makes the United 

States-Mexico border less secure because Mexico is the 

primary source country of illegal immigrants into the 

United States; 

Whereas according to the Department of Commerce, United 

States trade deficits with Mexico and Canada have significantly increased since the implementation of the 

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); 

Whereas the economic and physical security of the United 

States is impaired by the potential loss of control of its 

borders attendant to the full operation of NAFTA and 

the SPP; 

Whereas the regulatory and border security changes implemented and proposed by the SPP violate and threaten 

United States sovereignty; 

Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System from the west 

coast of Mexico through the United States and into Canada has been suggested as part of a North American 

Union to facilitate trade between the SPP countries; 

Whereas the State of Texas has already begun planning of 

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der, which would serve as an initial section of a NAFTA 

Superhighway System; 

Whereas it could be particularly difficult for Americans to 

collect insurance from Mexican companies which employ 

Mexican drivers involved in accidents in the United 

States, which would likely increase the insurance rates 

for American drivers; 

Whereas future unrestricted foreign trucking into the United 

States can pose a safety hazard due to inadequate maintenance and inspection, and can act collaterally as a conduit for the entry into the United States of illegal drugs, 

illegal human smuggling, and terrorist activities; and 

Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System would likely include funds from foreign consortiums and be controlled 

by foreign management, which threatens the sovereignty 

of the United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That— 

3 (1) the United States should not engage in the 

4 construction of a North American Free Trade 

5 Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System; 

6 (2) the United States should not allow the Se7 curity and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) to imple8 ment further regulations that would create a North 

9 American Union with Mexico and Canada; and 

10 (3) the President of the United States should 

11 indicate strong opposition to these acts or any other 


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1 proposals that threaten the sovereignty of the 

2 United States. 

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