US HB2579 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 15 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive certain environmental requirements to permit U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to search for unlawful border crossing tunnels on private land to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United States, and for other purposes.
Title
EXIT Act of 2021 Eradicate Crossing of Illegal Tunnels Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO] | Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR] | Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX] | Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO] |
| Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC] | Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO] | Rep. Ashley Hinson [R-IA] | Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX] |
| Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL] | Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO] | Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2021-04-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. |
| 2021-04-15 | House | 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. |
| 2021-04-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2579/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr2579/BILLS-117hr2579ih.pdf |
