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Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1997

Introduced: September 10, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Nov 18, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Nov 9, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2275-2276)
Nov 8, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Nov 8, 1997
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Nov 8, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Nov 8, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1997 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to the automated entry-exit control system to exempt from required recordkeeping: (1) land border crossings; and (2) permanent resident and certain other aliens.

Requires the Attorney General to report on the feasibility of implementing an automated entry-exit control system that would include land border arrivals and departures.

Provides for increased numbers of full-time Immigration and Naturalization and Customs inspectors at U.S. land borders, with at least half of such inspectors to be assigned to the northern border.

What's happening now November 18, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1360 Identical bill Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1998
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Independent 1
Sanford, Mark
· Sep 10, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 10, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 28, 1998
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 21, 1998
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