Bike the Border Act
Sponsored By: Representative Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
Introduced
Summary
Would require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to actively facilitate non-motorized crossings at the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The bill also directs the Comptroller General to review progress and recommend ways to encourage bike and pedestrian traffic.
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- Families and everyday riders: It aims to make bicycle and pedestrian crossings across the Gordie Howe International Bridge faster and easier by directing CBP to expedite non-motorized traffic within one year.
- Border operations: CBP would be required to take the actions necessary to effectively and vigorously facilitate bike and foot crossings, which could change processing priorities and procedures at that crossing.
- Oversight and Congress: The Comptroller General must report within 18 months to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The report must assess CBP’s progress, offer recommendations to improve facilitation, and suggest incentives to encourage non-motorized traffic.
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Faster Gordie Howe bike and foot crossings
If enacted, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection would be required, within one year, to take actions to effectively and vigorously facilitate non-motorized crossings across the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The bill would expressly include bicycle and pedestrian traffic in that non-motorized category. If enacted, the Comptroller General would be required, within 18 months, to send a report to the House and Senate homeland security committees reviewing CBP’s handling of such crossings. The report would determine whether CBP has facilitated crossings and would give recommendations on further facilitation and possible incentives to encourage bike and foot traffic.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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