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To establish the position of Northern Border Coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security.

Introduced: February 13, 2003 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
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Feb 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 13, 2003
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security the position of Northern Border Coordinator, who shall be responsible for: (1) increasing U.S.- Canadian border security; (2) improving agency coordination; and (3) serving as liaison with the Canadian government, and serving as primary liaison with State and local governments and law enforcement.
What's happening now March 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 853: To establish the position of Northern Border Coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-853/
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"H.R. 853: To establish the position of Northern Border Coordinator in the Department of Homeland Security.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-853/.
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H.R. 853, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-853/.
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