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To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress. 9/9/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to terminate, by September 6, 2008, the one-year cross-border pilot project started on September 6, 2007, as part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) cross-border motor carrier provisions, to demonstrate the ability of Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate safely in the United States beyond the commercial zones along the U.S.-Mexico border. Prohibits the Secretary, unless expressly authorized by Congress, from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial [...] show full description
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- 09/10/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 09/09/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7913-7918)
- 09/09/2008 - Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-833.
- 09/09/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.
- 09/09/2008 - Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
show all actions- 09/10/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 09/09/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7913-7918)
- 09/09/2008 - Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-833.
- 09/09/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.
- 09/09/2008 - Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 09/09/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules.
- 09/09/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6630.
- 09/09/2008 - At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 09/09/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
- 09/09/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 09/09/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 18 (Roll no. 575).
- 09/09/2008 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7913-7917)
- 09/09/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7929-7930)
- 09/09/2008 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 18 (Roll no. 575). (text: CR H7913)
- 07/31/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 07/31/2008 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 07/31/2008 - Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
- 07/30/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 07/29/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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