Emergency Border Security Funding Act of 2007

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Bill Number

S 2348

Introduced

Nov 13, 2007

Latest Action

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.

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Topics

Appropriations Border patrols Boundaries Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Department of Homeland Security Deportation Detention of persons Economics and Public Finance Federal law enforcement officers Government Operations and Politics Illegal aliens Immigration International Affairs Labor and Employment Latin America Mexico Visas

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Summary

Emergency Border Security Funding Act of 2007 - Directs the President, within two years, to ensure that: (1) operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border will be met; (2) the Border Patrol will have 23,000 full-time agents; (3) specified barriers will be installed along such border; and (4) specified detention capacities will be met.

Authorizes appropriations.

Actions

Nov 14, 2007

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 486.
Nov 13, 2007

Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Nov 13, 2007

Introduced in Senate

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