Michigan-Canada Partnership Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7492 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7492 To prohibit Federal interference with the opening and operation of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2026 Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Scholten, Ms. McDonald Rivet, and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit Federal interference with the opening and operation of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Michigan-Canada Partnership Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Gordie Howe International Bridge will be a critical piece of United States transportation, trade, and national security infrastructure connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, and linking the economies of the United States and Canada. (2) The Detroit-Windsor crossing is the busiest commercial land border crossing in North America, facilitating the movement of passenger vehicles, freight, and supply chains essential to manufacturing, agriculture, and energy production in the United States. (3) Trade between the United States and Canada supports hundreds of billions of dollars in annual economic activity, including a substantial share of U.S. automotive, advanced manufacturing, and agricultural trade that