US Congress House Bill 812

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides statutory authorization for the Operation Stonegarden program from FY2022 through FY2025 and contains other provisions related to border security. (Operation Stonegarden provides grants to enhance the border security capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments.) From FY2022 through FY2025, the money from unreported monetary instruments seized from individuals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and transferred into the Department of the Treasury general fund shall be made available without further appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fund Operation Stonegarden. DHS shall report to Congress on (1) DHS hiring practices from 2017 to 2020, and (2) whether certain Mexican drug cartels meet the criteria to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. DHS shall also periodically report to Congress about the technology needed to secure the U.S.-Mexico land border.

Security First Act

Rep. Ernest Gonzales [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Troy Nehls [R-TX]	Rep. Ronny Jackson [R-TX]
Rep. Stephanie Bice [R-OK]	Rep. Yvette Herrell [R-NM]	Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne [R-TX]	Rep. Tracey Mann [R-KS]
Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]	Rep. Ashley Hinson [R-IA]
Rep. Randy Feenstra [R-IA]	Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN]	Rep. Jake Ellzey [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2021-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2021-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
2021-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
2021-02-04	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.
2021-02-04	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.
2021-02-04	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H334)
2021-02-04	House	Introduced in House

HB6673 (Related) 2022-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/812/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr812/BILLS-117hr812ih.pdf