HR 5831 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Protect Communities from a Porous Border Act of 2021

Introduced Nov 3, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jodey C. Arrington R-TX

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Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 3, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protect Communities from a Porous Border Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify a state before placing an alien in that state and gives the state final authority to prohibit such a placement.

At least 10 business days before placing (e.g., detaining or housing) such an individual in a state, DHS must provide certain information to that state, including (1) the individual's biographic and biometric information, including DNA; and (2) a certification that the biometric and biographic information has been checked in various law enforcement and counterterrorism databases.

No federal court shall have jurisdiction to review (1) the requirements and procedures established under this bill, or (2) a decision by a state to prohibit the placement of such an individual in the state. The bill also prohibits any federal official from waiving any of the bill's requirements.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 3, 2021 to Nov 17, 2021; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-INJim BanksOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalNov 3, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalNov 3, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalNov 3, 2021
R-VABen ClineNov 9, 2021
R-TXDan CrenshawNov 9, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsNov 15, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordNov 15, 2021
R-AZDavid SchweikertNov 16, 2021
R-FLKat CammackNov 16, 2021
R-INJames R. BairdNov 17, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Nov 3, 2021
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  2. Nov 3, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Nov 3, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 193, November 3, 2021, page H6179.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 402Protect Communities from a Porous Border Act of 2023Reintroduced BillJan 20, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the mandatory detention of aliens who are security risks or present insufficient or false credentials, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protect Communities from a Porous Border Act of 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 3, 2021Introduced in House

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