US HB739 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This Land Is Our Land Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from constructing, or obligating or expending any funds for the construction of, any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.
Title
This Land Is Our Land Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM] | Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] | Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX] | Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] |
| Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] |
| Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] |
| Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. |
| 2017-02-01 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H861-862) |
| 2017-01-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. |
| 2017-01-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Public lands and natural resources
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Public lands and natural resources
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/739/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr739/BILLS-115hr739ih.pdf |
