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To provide that customs officers and immigration officers have the authority to deny entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with applicable laws governing…

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To provide that customs officers and immigration officers have the authority to deny entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with applicable laws governing motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Sep 4, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Aug 2, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 2, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs: (1) Federal departments and agencies to cooperate with State and local enforcement of State auto emission standards; and (2) U.S. customs and immigration officers to deny U.S. entry to noncommercial motor vehicles that do not meet certain auto emission standards.

What's happening now September 4, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Aug 2, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3961: To provide that customs officers and immigration officers have the authority to deny entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with applicable laws governing motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3961/
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"H.R. 3961: To provide that customs officers and immigration officers have the authority to deny entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with applicable laws governing motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3961/.
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H.R. 3961, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3961/.
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[H.R. 3961: To provide that customs officers and immigration officers have the authority to deny entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with applicable laws governing motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3961/)
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