HR 3622 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Border Protection Corps Act

Introduced Jul 29, 2005 Originated House Sponsor John Abney Culberson R-TX

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Latest action · Sep 19, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 29, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Border Protection Corps Act - Authorizes the governor of a state to establish and command a militia, to be known as the Border Protection Corps, for that state. Allows such a Corps to include only U.S. citizens with no criminal history and no history of mental illness. Requires such militia to be called into service to patrol and defend its international border to prevent individuals from entering the United States at any location other than an authorized port of entry. Requires militia members to work in cooperation with state and local law enforcement officials and the U.S. Border Patrol. Allows militia members to take individuals into custody, but requires individuals taken to be promptly delivered to a federal law enforcement authority.

Provides reimbursement through the Department of Homeland Security for a state's militia costs.

Cosponsors 56

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2005 to Oct 28, 2005; 47 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-AKDon YoungOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.OriginalJul 29, 2005
R-MNGil GutknechtOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXHenry BonillaOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalJul 29, 2005
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJul 29, 2005
R-MIJohn J.H. "Joe" SchwarzOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-INMike PenceOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-ALMike RogersOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-GANathan DealOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-KYRon LewisOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TXTed PoeOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-COThomas G. TancredoOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-GATom PriceOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalJul 29, 2005
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-CAWally HergerOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-TNZach WampOriginalJul 29, 2005
R-COBob BeauprezSep 14, 2005
R-FLMichael BilirakisSep 14, 2005
R-LARodney AlexanderSep 14, 2005
R-MOSam GravesSep 14, 2005
R-TXKay GrangerSep 22, 2005
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteSep 22, 2005
R-MIDave CampOct 7, 2005
R-MTDenny RehbergOct 28, 2005
R-ARJohn BoozmanOct 28, 2005

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Jul 29, 2005
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jul 29, 2005
Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee
Referred Sep 19, 2005

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
  2. Jul 29, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Jul 29, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7593-7594)
  4. Jul 29, 2005Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Governor of a State to organize and call into service a militia of able-bodied and eligible citizens to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the United States anywhere other than a port of entry, to appropriate funds to support this service, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Border Protection Corps Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2005Introduced in House

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