IV 
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 con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transpor-
tation 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States 
should not engage in the construction of a North Amer-
ican Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway 
System or enter into a North American Union with Mex-
ico 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 be-
tween these countries; 
Whereas reports issued by the SPP indicate that it has im-
plemented 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 sig-
nificantly 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 imple-
mented 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 Can-
ada 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 
the Trans-Texas Corridor, a major multi-modal transpor-
tation project beginning at the United States-Mexico bor-
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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 main-
tenance and inspection, and can act collaterally as a con-
duit for the entry into the United States of illegal drugs, 
illegal human smuggling, and terrorist activities; and 
Whereas a NAFTA Superhighway System would likely in-
clude funds from foreign consortiums and be controlled 
by foreign management, which threatens the sovereignty 
of the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) the United States should not engage in the 
construction of a North American Free Trade 
Agreement (NAFTA) Superhighway System; 
(2) the United States should not allow the Se-
curity and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) to imple-
ment further regulations that would create a North 
American Union with Mexico and Canada; and 
(3) the President of the United States should 
indicate strong opposition to these acts or any other 
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proposals that threaten the sovereignty of the 
United States. 
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