US Congress House Bill 2076 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-0)
Status: Introduced on April 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Border Security and Responsibility Act 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary), the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with tribal, state, and local officials, to submit to Congress a border protection strategy for the international land borders of the United States. Specifies strategy elements. Amends the the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to revise international land border security provisions, including: (1) eliminating existing southwest border fencing requirements; (2) requiring that border control actions be in accordance with the border strategy required under this Act; and (3) giving priority to the use of remote cameras, sensors, removal of nonnative vegetation, incorporation of natural barriers, additional manpower, unmanned aerial vehicles, or other low impact border enforcement techniques. Prohibits construction of border fencing, physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, sensors, or other tactical infrastructure prior to 90 days after such border strategy's submission to Congress. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of appropriate state and tribal wildlife agencies, to implement a comprehensive monitoring and mitigation plan to address the ecological and environmental impacts of security infrastructure and activities along the international land borders of the United States. Specifies plan requirements.

Border Security and Responsibility Act 2009

Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-15		Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
2009-05-04		Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
2009-04-23		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-04-23		Referred to House Armed Services
2009-04-23		Referred to House Homeland Security
2009-04-23		Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Agriculture, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2076/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2076/BILLS-111hr2076ih.pdf