Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act
Latest action · Feb 19, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish a new unit—a Border Enforcement Security Task Force unit—to investigate transnational criminal organization arms smuggling across the international border between the United States and Mexico.
The purposes of the new unit include, among other things, reducing arms smuggling from the United States to Mexico.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 18, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Jan 18, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
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