Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
Latest action · Feb 6, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act
This bill amends the Wilderness Act to allow the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the following activities within a wilderness area for the purpose of securing the international land borders of the United States:
- access structures, installations, and roads;
- execute search and rescue operations;
- use motor vehicles, motorboats, and motorized equipment;
- conduct patrols on foot and on horseback;
- use aircraft;
- deploy tactical infrastructure and technology; or
- construct and maintain roads and physical barriers.
Any such activity shall be carried out in a manner that protects the wilderness character of the area.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Apr 30, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Feb 4, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2019Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in House
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