Guard the Border Act
Latest action · Mar 16, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Guard the Border Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reassign 95% of National Guard members deployed to the National Capital Region on or after January 6, 2021, in response to the attacks on the U.S. Capitol building and grounds. Specifically, DOD must reassign such members to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection in (1) securing the southern land border of the country, and (2) management and care for migrants at the border.
DOD must report on the results of a study assessing the effects of such reassignment.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2021 to Mar 23, 2021, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Mar 23, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Civil disturbances
- Congressional oversight
- District of Columbia
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government studies and investigations
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Military civil functions
- National Guard and reserves
- Subversive activities
- U.S. Capitol
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in House
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