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To provide for an increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, to provide for the deployment of Border Patrol agents at the southwest border, and to provide for additional detention facilities for…

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To provide for an increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, to provide for the deployment of Border Patrol agents at the southwest border, and to provide for additional detention facilities for illegal aliens.

Introduced: January 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 25, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes additional appropriations for increased Border Patrol hiring. Provides for: (1) deployment of Border Patrol agents and resources primarily along the Southwestern border of the United States; and (2) increased Immigration and Naturalization Service detention facilities.

What's happening now January 25, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 21, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 339: To provide for an increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, to provide for the deployment of Border Patrol agents at the southwest border, and to provide for additional detention facilities for illegal aliens.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-339/
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"H.R. 339: To provide for an increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, to provide for the deployment of Border Patrol agents at the southwest border, and to provide for additional detention facilities for illegal aliens.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-339/.
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H.R. 339, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-339/.
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[H.R. 339: To provide for an increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, to provide for the deployment of Border Patrol agents at the southwest border, and to provide for additional detention facilities for illegal aliens.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-339/)
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