Congress 115 - HR 6415 - American Border Act

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Advisory bodies Aquatic ecology Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration California Canada Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Employee hiring Foreign aid and international relief Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Horticulture and plants Immigration Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations Latin America Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Mexico Military civil functions Military personnel and dependents Motor vehicles National Guard and reserves New Mexico Pest management Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Technology assessment Telephone and wireless communication Terrorism Texas Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

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American Border Act

This bill modifies various provisions related to border security, including by:

directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southern border,
requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out a certain minimum number of flight hours in patrol of the southern border,
directing DHS to deploy certain infrastructure along specified sectors of the southern border,
authorizing DHS to request U.S. National Guard support to secure the southern border, and
establishing within DHS the Integrated Border Enforcement Team to work with Canada on border security.

Actions

Sep 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Aug 1, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jul 26, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 25, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jul 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 18, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Armed Services, Natural Resources, the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 18, 2018

Introduced in House

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