HR 2407 · 112th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

PARA

Introduced 2011-07-06· Sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.(2011-07-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting America's Roads Act or PARA - Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), unless expressly authorized by Congress, from granting authority to Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border except under a pilot program meeting certain requirements, including that: (1) it not exceed a period of three years, (2) it be carried out for period sufficient to generate statistically valid findings on the safety impacts of the pilot program, and (3) certain other program requirements are met.…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]IL
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]CA
Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]IA
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38]CA
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27]NY
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]NY
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]WV
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]IL
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]CA
Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]IA
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19]FL
Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-9]MI
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]TX
Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1]NM
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]FL
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]OH
Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]CA