US HB5849 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - 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

Directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish a new unit—a Border Enforcement Security Task Force unit—to investigate transnational criminal organization arms smuggling across the international border between the United States and Mexico. The purposes of the new unit include, among other things, reducing arms smuggling from the United States to Mexico.

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Title

Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-06-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
2020-02-11HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2020-02-11HouseIntroduced in House

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