US HB48 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits using taxpayer funds to build a barrier intended to impede travel between Mexico and the United States, requiring such funds to come from the government of Mexico. It also authorizes the Department of Justice to appoint 100 additional immigration judges. The Department of Homeland Security shall take the actions necessary to ensure that displaced persons receive the needed humanitarian assistance.
Title
Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. |
| 2019-01-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration
Judges
Mexico
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration
Judges
Mexico
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/48/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr48/BILLS-116hr48ih.pdf |
