S.Amdt. 1187
What it does: Inserts new text wherever appropriate
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 2360
Inserts new text wherever appropriate
InsertsInserted: Sec. . None of the funds appropriated under this Act may be used to implement plans by the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 7209(b) of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note) to require passports as the only acceptable document to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico. The above funding shall be used to implement a plan developed to improve border security that would allow travelers into the United States from Canada and Mexico to use alternative documentation that is as secure as a passport, but more cost effective and efficient to obtain.
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SA 1187. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2360, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place insert the following:
Sec. . None of the funds appropriated under this Act may be used to implement plans by the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 7209(b) of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1185 note) to require passports as the only acceptable document to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico. The above funding shall be used to implement a plan developed to improve border security that would allow travelers into the United States from Canada and Mexico to use alternative documentation that is as secure as a passport, but more cost effective and efficient to obtain.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 11, 2005