Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019
Latest action · Aug 21, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
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 18, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019
This bill limits the ability of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct searches and related activities without a warrant.
DHS may without warrant board a vehicle for border enforcement purposes within 25 miles of any U.S. border, whereas currently DHS has statutory authority to do so within a reasonable distance of a U.S. border. DHS may exercise such authority in a sector that extends up to 100 miles from a U.S. border upon certifying to Congress the necessity of such an extension.
DHS may not establish warrantless vehicle checkpoints beyond 10 miles from a U.S. border. Such checkpoints may not use race, gender, religion, or sex to any degree, except as descriptions of a specific suspect.
DHS may without warrant access private lands, but not dwellings, for border enforcement purposes within 10 miles of any U.S. border, whereas currently DHS has statutory authority to do so within 25 miles of a U.S. border. DHS may exercise such authority in a sector that extends up to 25 miles from a U.S. border upon certifying to Congress the necessity of such an extension.
An individual harmed by an extension of a maximum distance limitation under this bill may sue in federal district court.
DHS authority to conduct various border enforcement activities without warrant must be consistent with the Fourth Amendment.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2019 to Jan 14, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Jul 18, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jul 18, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jul 18, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 18, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jul 18, 2019 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 14, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 21, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- Aug 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jul 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2180 | Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jul 18, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Immigration
- Law enforcement officers
- Motor vehicles
- Property rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2019Introduced in House
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