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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Act of 2006

Introduced: June 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jun 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
May 25, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
May 25, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Act of 2006 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to authorize a border state (a state that shares a border with Canada or Mexico or a political subdivision of such a state) to use up to 75% of the minimum amount allocated to the state under the state and local domestic preparedness support grant program to build a physical barrier near the U.S. border to deter illegal crossings and for incidental costs.

What's happening now June 6, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 1
GORDON, BART
· Jul 12, 2006
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jun 26, 2006
AKIN, W.
· Jun 8, 2006
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Jun 8, 2006
PENCE, MIKE
· Jun 8, 2006
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Jun 8, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· Jun 8, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5484: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5484/
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"H.R. 5484: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5484/.
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H.R. 5484, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5484/.
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