A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense.
Latest action · Jul 24, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2007
- Passed SenateJul 23, 2007
- Passed HouseNot 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.)
Amends the federal criminal code to assign a new section number (555 instead of 554) to the provision prohibiting the construction of border tunnels and passages into the United States.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 24, 2007Received in the House.
- Jul 24, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Jul 23, 2007Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9792Text printed S9792 | Harry Reid D-NV (text) | Jul 23, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1844 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense. | Identical bill | Jul 23, 2007 |
| HR 4326 | To amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense. | Identical bill | Jan 14, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make technical corrections to the new border tunnels and passages offense.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2007Referred in House
- Jul 23, 2007Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 23, 2007Introduced in Senate
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