US SB404 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from beginning construction on any infrastructure project along the U.S.-Mexico border until (1) the Government Accountability Office evaluates the need and costs for using certain enhanced technology and other resources in rural and remote areas along the border; and (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection acquires or increases the use of such enhanced technologies and resources, including advanced detection surveillance technology, night vision technology, and off-road vehicles. DHS shall establish the Agent Mobility Program as a five-year pilot program, which shall provide certain benefits to agents who serve at least three years in a hard-to-fill station in the El Paso Sector.
Title
Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act
Sponsors
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Immigration
Latin America
Law enforcement officers
Mexico
New Mexico
Rural conditions and development
Texas
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Immigration
Latin America
Law enforcement officers
Mexico
New Mexico
Rural conditions and development
Texas
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/404/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s404/BILLS-116s404is.pdf |