HR 547 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013

Introduced Feb 6, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 12, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Border Security and Responsibility Act 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), the Secretary of Defense (DOD), and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with tribal, state, and local officials, to submit to Congress a border protection strategy for the international land borders of the United States. Specifies strategy elements.

Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to revise international land border security provisions, including: (1) eliminating existing southwest border fencing requirements; (2) requiring that border control actions be in accordance with the border strategy required under this Act; and (3) giving priority to the use of remote cameras, sensors, removal of nonnative vegetation, incorporation of natural barriers, additional manpower, unmanned aerial vehicles, or other low impact border enforcement techniques.

Prohibits construction of border fencing, physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, sensors, or other tactical infrastructure prior to 90 days after such border strategy's submission to Congress.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of appropriate state and tribal wildlife agencies, to implement a comprehensive monitoring and mitigation plan to address the ecological and environmental impacts of security infrastructure and activities along the international land borders of the United States. Specifies plan requirements.

Cosponsors

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No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 12, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
  2. Feb 28, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities.
  3. Feb 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
  4. Feb 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
  5. Feb 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
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Subjects

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

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  1. Feb 6, 2013Introduced in House

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