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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 addi-
tion to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 docu-
ment issuance requirement for certain Mexican nationals. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Southwest Tourism 
Expansion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF FORM I–94 BORDER CROSS-
ING CARDS AND EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN 
MEXICAN NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall waive the requirement to issue a Arrival-Depar-
ture Record Card (commonly known as ‘‘Form I–94’’) as 
evidence of admission to the United States for any na-
tional of Mexico who— 
(1) is eligible for admission to the United 
States as a nonimmigrant; 
(2) is exempt from— 
(A) the visa and passport requirement pur-
suant to section 212.1(c)(1)(i) of title 8, Code 
of Federal Regulations; or 
(B) the Form I–94 requirement under sec-
tion 235.1(h) of such title; and 
(3) is admitted at a port of entry in the State 
of Arizona that is on the international border be-
tween the United States and Mexico for the purpose 
of visiting the State of Arizona for a period not to 
exceed 30 days. 
(b) SUNSET.—This section shall remain in effect dur-
ing the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 270 days before the end of the 5-year 
period referred to in section 2(b), the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives that identifies— 
(1) the difference between the number of Mexi-
can nationals who entered the United States at a 
port of entry in the State of Arizona during the first 
4 years of the 5-year period referred to in section 
2(b) and the number of such entries during such 4- 
year period; 
(2) the estimated economic impact on Arizona 
generated by the additional Mexican nationals vis-
iting the State; 
(3) the difference between the number of Mexi-
can nationals who overstayed their visa after enter-
ing the United States through a port of entry in the 
State of Arizona during the first 4 years of the 5- 
year period referred to in section 2(b) and the num-
ber of such overstays during such 4-year period; and 
(4) the improvements to border security and the 
cost savings realized by U.S. Customs and Border 
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Protection as a result of the waiver under section 
2(a), which reduced the number of personnel needed 
to process Form I–94 documents and using a por-
tion of such savings to enhance law enforcement 
functions. 
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