HR 4987 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Fence By Date Certain Act

Introduced Jan 16, 2008 Originated House Sponsor Walter B. Jones R-NC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 31, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.

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. IntroducedJan 16, 2008
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fence By Date Certain Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to revise deadline and funding provisions for certain fencing and security project requirements along the southern border.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2008 to Sep 8, 2008, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJan 16, 2008
R-IDBill SaliJan 22, 2008
R-INDan BurtonJan 22, 2008
R-CADana RohrabacherJan 22, 2008
R-KYEd WhitfieldJan 22, 2008
R-CAEdward R. RoyceJan 22, 2008
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteJan 22, 2008
R-FLGus M. BilirakisJan 22, 2008
R-NCHoward CobleJan 22, 2008
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJan 22, 2008
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonJan 22, 2008
R-ALMike RogersJan 22, 2008
R-MIPeter HoekstraJan 22, 2008
R-GAPhil GingreyJan 22, 2008
R-MOSam GravesJan 22, 2008
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
  2. Jan 16, 2008Introduced in House
  3. Jan 16, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 16, 2008Introduced in House

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