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HR 1650 106th Congress House

Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify the requirements for implementation of an entry-exit control system.

Introduced: July 12, 1999 See on congress.gov
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May 10, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Apr 29, 1999
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.
Apr 29, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999 - 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 seaports; and (2) permanent resident and certain other aliens.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Attorney General to report: (1) on the feasibility of implementing an automated entry-exit control system that would include land border and seaport arrivals and departures; and (2) annually on the development status of the automated entry-exit control system, and on visa overstays identified through such system. Requires integration of overstay information into Department of State and Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) databases.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations for INS and United States Customs Service border control and enforcement activities. Sets forth specified set-asides. Authorizes: (1) use of equipment funds for new technologies; and (2) transfer up to ten percent of specified set-asides for other equipment uses. Sets aside specified funds for peak hours and investigative resource enhancement.

Provides for increased numbers of full-time INS and Customs inspectors at U.S. land borders.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 745 Identical bill Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 8
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Feb 8, 2000
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Oct 13, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 14, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 9, 1999
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Jul 21, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 21, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 12, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 12, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 24, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 18, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 29, 1999
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Apr 29, 1999
QUINN, JACK
· Apr 29, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 29, 1999
SMITH, NICK
· Apr 29, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1650: Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1650/
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"H.R. 1650: Border Improvement and Immigration Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1650/.
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