Proposed Rule for Passport Regulations Up for Comment

The U.S. State Department and the Department of Homeland Security have officially issued a proposed rule that would require all citizens of the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Bermuda to present a passport when entering the U.S. by air or sea beginning January 8, 2007, as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The public has until September 24 to comment on the proposed rule.