Legislative Update

The following bills were recently introduced in Congress:

• HR 2220, sponsored by Rep Michael Burgess [TX-26] (introduced 5/22/2003), to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century with respect to NAFTA corridor planning and development and coordinated border infrastructure and safety.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:h2220ih.txt.pdf

• HR 2235, sponsored by Rep Sam Graves [MO-6] (introduced 5/22/2003), to suspend certain nonessential visas, in order to provide temporary workload relief critical to the successful reorganization of the immigration and naturalization functions of the Department of Homeland Security, to ensure that the screening and monitoring of arriving immigrants and nonimmigrants, and the deterrence of entry and settlement by illegal or unauthorized aliens, is sufficient to maintain the integrity of the sovereign borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:h2235ih.txt.pdf

• S. 1099, sponsored by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] (introduced 5/21/2003), to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century with respect to national corridor planning and development and coordinated border infrastructure and safety.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:s1099is.txt.pdf

• S. 1129, sponsored by Sen Dianne Feinstein [CA] (introduced 5/22/2003), to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/t2GPO/http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:s1129is.txt.pdf

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