Detail for 2001 Senate Roll Call Vote 259

Vote Date: 27-Jul-2001
Yeas : Nays: 57 : 27

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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers

TRADE.

The Senate voted to end debate on a transportation bill (HR2299) that would restrict unsafe Mexican trucks’ access to U.S. highways. The vote failed because it did not reach the required 60-vote threshold. The issue remains unresolved.

National Hispanic Leadership

Motion to Invoke Cloture, H.R. 2299, Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002.

Offered by Senator Thomas Daschle (D-SD) and sponsored by Representative Harold Rogers (R-KY). The bill provides $59.6 billion for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for FY 2002. Included in this amount is $335 million for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to perform enhanced truck inspections along the U.S. / Mexico border.

The bill would have required that Mexican trucks crossing U.S. borders be held to higher standards than U.S. or Canadian trucks. By not invoking cloture, there would have been continued discussion and possible compromise, ensuring that all trucks passing across U.S. borders are held to equal standards. Cloture Invoked.

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