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HR 1196 109th Congress House Immigration Arizona Armed Forces and National Security Border patrols Boundaries California Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Data banks Department of Homeland Security Deportation Detention of persons Executive reorganization Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Identification devices Identification of criminals

To improve the security clearance process along the United States-Mexico border, to increase the number of detention beds, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 9, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Mar 9, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced in House
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Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security personnel along the U.S.-Mexico border have the security clearances required to access information to adequately screen entering immigrants; (2) develop the interagency agreements and information technology infrastructure necessary for such screening; (3) explore information sharing programs with countries of interest; and (4) increase by the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office of Detention and Removal Operations should be placed under the operational control of the Commissioner of CBP (currently, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent entity to study the necessary level and allocation of personnel at U.S. ports of entry and border patrol sectors; (2) provide ongoing training for all border security personnel; and (3) submit a report on detention and removal operations and a unified, comprehensive border security strategy to appropriate congressional committees.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the prompt and proper enforcement of immigration laws and are an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and (2) there is an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration judges for immigration enforcement. Authorizes appropriations for staff increases.

What's happening now May 10, 2005

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 9, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1196: To improve the security clearance process along the United States-Mexico border, to increase the number of detention beds, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1196/
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"H.R. 1196: To improve the security clearance process along the United States-Mexico border, to increase the number of detention beds, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1196/.
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H.R. 1196, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1196/.
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[H.R. 1196: To improve the security clearance process along the United States-Mexico border, to increase the number of detention beds, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1196/)
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