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Latest action · May 20, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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This bill limits international travel by the Vice President until after certain activities are undertaken regarding the southwest border.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds for the Vice President's travel expenses to travel outside of the United States until the Vice President (1) personally travels to at least one of several specified counties along the border to review the activities of federal agencies responsible for enforcing and implementing immigration laws, and (2) submits a report relating to the situation at the border.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to Jun 15, 2021; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | May 20, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jun 15, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 20, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
- May 20, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2719–H2721 | Ashley Hinson R-IA, Chip Roy R-TX, Guy Reschenthaler R-PA, James P. McGovern D-MA | Jun 14, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 88, May 20, 2021, page H2653.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To limit travel by the Vice President until after certain activities are undertaken with respect to the southwest border, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- See the Crisis Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
