Border Security and Migrant Safety Act of 2022
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 12, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Border Security and Migrant Safety Act of 2022
This bill establishes within U.S. Customs and Border Protection a dedicated intelligence cell focused on sharing information related to (1) concentrated surges of migrants arriving at a U.S. land border, and (2) illicit smuggling and trafficking that may pose a threat to a U.S. land border. The bill also makes permanent the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to establish departmental joint task forces for various purposes.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2022 to Sep 22, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Original | May 12, 2022 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Sep 22, 2022 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred May 12, 2022 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2022 | |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2022 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 12, 2022 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 | |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 12, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 13, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- May 13, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
- May 12, 2022Introduced in House
- May 12, 2022Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
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. 168, no. 81, May 12, 2022, page H4921.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6392 | Border Security and Migrant Safety Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 13, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a Department of Homeland Security integrated border intelligence analytical cell and Joint Task Force to combat transnational criminal organizations exploiting migration surges, strengthen cross-border partnerships, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Border Security and Migrant Safety Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Canada
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- El Salvador
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International organizations and cooperation
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Mexico
- Organized crime
- Performance measurement
- Smuggling and trafficking
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2022Introduced 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.
