IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 304 
Expressing the sense of Congress that allowing motor carriers domiciled 
in Mexico to operate in the United States without adequate regulation 
jeopardizes the safety and security of United States citizens, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2008 
Mr. BARROW submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that allowing motor car-
riers domiciled in Mexico to operate in the United States 
without adequate regulation jeopardizes the safety and 
security of United States citizens, and for other pur-
poses. 
Whereas the North American Free Trade Agreement 
(NAFTA) took effect in January 1994; 
Whereas NAFTA contains provisions requiring that motor 
carriers be allowed to conduct operations freely between 
NAFTA participant countries and recommending that in-
spection and licensing standards be the same for all 
motor carriers and their drivers operating within the free 
trade zone; 
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•HCON 304 IH 
Whereas because of serious safety and environmental prob-
lems with Mexico’s licensing procedures and truck fleet, 
which were uncovered by the Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation, the NAFTA motor car-
rier provisions were not immediately implemented; 
Whereas in January 2003, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 
further delayed implementation of the NAFTA motor 
carrier provisions pending compliance with certain envi-
ronmental requirements; 
Whereas in June 2004, the Supreme Court reversed the deci-
sion of the 9th Circuit and thereby allowed implementa-
tion of the NAFTA motor carrier provisions to proceed; 
Whereas in early 2007, the Department of Transportation 
announced the establishment of a demonstration program 
to allow 100 motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to oper-
ate in the United States beyond the commercial zones on 
the United States-Mexico border; 
Whereas on May 15, 2007, the House of Representatives, by 
a vote of 411–3, passed the Safe American Roads Act of 
2007, which seeks to limit the authority of the Secretary 
of Transportation to initiate a cross-border motor carrier 
demonstration program between the United States and 
Mexico; 
Whereas in September 2007, despite reservations expressed 
by the Inspector General of the Department of Transpor-
tation concerning the inability of the United States to ac-
cess vehicle inspection statistics or drivers’ records, the 
Department of Transportation began implementation of 
its cross-border motor carrier demonstration program be-
tween the United States and Mexico; and 
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•HCON 304 IH 
Whereas the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
Law 110–161) prohibits the funds made available under 
that Act from being used for any cross-border motor car-
rier demonstration program between the United States 
and Mexico: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) allowing motor carriers domiciled in Mexico 
to operate in the United States without adequate 
regulation jeopardizes the safety and security of 
United States citizens; and 
(2) the demonstration program established by 
the Department of Transportation to allow motor 
carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate in the United 
States beyond commercial zones on the United 
States-Mexico border must be terminated. 
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