HR 4830 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2006

Introduced Mar 1, 2006 Originated House Sponsor David Dreier R-CA

Latest action · Sep 21, 2006 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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IntroducedMar 1, 2006
Passed HouseSep 21, 2006
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the construction or financing of an unauthorized tunnel or subterranean passage that crosses the international border between the United States and another country. Imposes a 20-year prison term for such offense.

Imposes a 10-year prison term on any person who recklessly permits the construction or use of such a tunnel or passage on land that such person owns or controls.

Doubles penalties for persons who use such a tunnel or passage to unlawfully smuggle an alien, illegal goods, controlled substances, weapons of mass destruction, or members of a terrorist organization.

Subjects to forfeiture any property involved in, or traceable to, the construction or financing of such a tunnel or passage.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties for persons convicted of criminal offenses related to the construction or financing of such a tunnel or passage.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 469	On Passage	Passed422–0	Sep 21, 2006

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2006 to Sep 21, 2006; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Adam B. Schiff	Original	Mar 1, 2006
R-CA	Duncan Hunter	Original	Mar 1, 2006
R-CA	Elton Gallegly	Original	Mar 1, 2006
D-CA	Jane Harman	Original	Mar 1, 2006
D-CA	Susan A. Davis	Original	Mar 1, 2006
D-TN	Harold E. Ford Jr.		Mar 7, 2006
R-NV	Jim Gibbons		Mar 7, 2006
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Mar 7, 2006
R-IN	Mark E. Souder		Mar 7, 2006
R-PA	Phil English		Mar 7, 2006
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick		Mar 7, 2006
R-CA	Darrell Issa		Mar 8, 2006
R-CA	Edward R. Royce		Mar 8, 2006
R-NY	John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.		Mar 8, 2006
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Mar 8, 2006
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Mar 8, 2006
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Mar 9, 2006
R-CA	Mary Bono		Mar 9, 2006
D-CA	Dennis A. Cardoza		Mar 14, 2006
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite		Mar 14, 2006
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam		Mar 15, 2006
R-FL	Mark Foley		Mar 15, 2006
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Mar 16, 2006
R-CA	Wally Herger		Mar 16, 2006
D-TN	Bart Gordon		Mar 30, 2006
R-TX	Lamar Smith		Jul 19, 2006
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray		Sep 19, 2006
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher		Sep 19, 2006
R-CA	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon		Sep 19, 2006
R-CA	John Campbell		Sep 19, 2006
R-CA	John T. Doolittle		Sep 19, 2006
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		Sep 20, 2006
R-KY	Geoff Davis		Sep 20, 2006
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth		Sep 20, 2006
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Sep 20, 2006
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave		Sep 20, 2006
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Sep 20, 2006
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Sep 20, 2006
R-VA	Thelma D. Drake		Sep 20, 2006
R-NC	Virginia Foxx		Sep 20, 2006
R-IL	Judy Biggert		Sep 21, 2006

Committees 2

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Mar 1, 2006
Senate	Judiciary Committee	Referred Sep 21, 2006

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 21, 2006Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1018. (consideration: CR H6862-6869)
Sep 21, 2006Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4830, H.R. 6094 and H.R. 6095. In each case, the bill shall be considered as read; no amendments shall be in order; and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to final passage, without intervening motion, except one motion to recommit.
Sep 21, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4830.
Sep 21, 2006The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6869)
Sep 21, 2006POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate on H.R. 4830, the Chair put the question on adoption of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Sensenbrenner demanded the yeas and nays and the chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until later in the legislative day.

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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
—	REVIEW PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR AND LOOK AHEAD TO THE UPCOMING YEAR172 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Sep 21, 2006

Related bills 7

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 1018	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4830) to amend chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the United States and another country; for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6094) to restore the Secretary of Homeland Security's authority to detain dangerous aliens, to ensure the removal of deportable criminal aliens, and combat alien gang crime; and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6095) to affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures.	Related bill	Sep 21, 2006
S 2339	Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2006	Text similarities	Sep 29, 2006
S 2355	Border Tunnel Prevention Act	Identical bill	Mar 2, 2006
S 2652	Border Tunnel Prevention Act	Related bill	Apr 26, 2006
S 3948	Enhanced Border Tunnel Prevention Act	Related bill	Sep 27, 2006

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Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend chapter 27 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the United States and another country.
Short Titles as Introduced: Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2006
Short Titles as Passed House: Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2006

Subjects

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

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 21, 2006Referred in Senate
Sep 21, 2006Engrossed in House
Mar 1, 2006Introduced in House

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