Congress 117 - HR 2579 - EXIT Act of 2021

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Border security and unlawful immigration Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Immigration Licensing and registrations Public contracts and procurement

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Summary

Eradicate Crossing of Illegal Tunnels Act of 2021 or the EXIT Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions to facilitate the search for and remediation of unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land.

Specifically, DHS may waive federal, state, or local environmental permits and reviews as necessary to search for or remediate such tunnels. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may enter into indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with two or more sources to facilitate such border tunnel activities. (Indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services for a fixed time.)

Actions

Oct 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Apr 16, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Apr 15, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Apr 15, 2021

Introduced in House

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