HR 853 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To establish the position of Northern Border Coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security.

Introduced Feb 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY

Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedFeb 13, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security the position of Northern Border Coordinator, who shall be responsible for: (1) increasing U.S.- Canadian border security; (2) improving agency coordination; and (3) serving as liaison with the Canadian government, and serving as primary liaison with State and local governments and law enforcement.

Cosponsors 11

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2003 to Mar 27, 2003; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NY	Amo Houghton	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-OR	Darlene Hooley	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-NY	James T. Walsh	Original	Feb 13, 2003
R-NY	John M. McHugh	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-NY	Michael R. McNulty	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-NY	Timothy H. Bishop	Original	Feb 13, 2003
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee		Feb 25, 2003
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Mar 27, 2003

Committees 4

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Homeland Security Committee	Referred Feb 13, 2003
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Feb 13, 2003
	Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee	Referred Mar 6, 2003
House	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Referred Feb 13, 2003
	Aviation Subcommittee	Referred Feb 14, 2003
	Highways and Transit Subcommittee	Referred Feb 14, 2003
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Feb 13, 2003
	Trade Subcommittee	Referred Feb 24, 2003

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Feb 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2003Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 108-5	HEARING ON PERSPECTIVES ON HOUSE REFORM: LESSONS FROM THE PAST54 pages	Homeland Security Committee	May 19, 2003

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To establish the position of Northern Border Coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 13, 2003Introduced in House

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