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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security should not undermine the efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security should not undermine the efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of the borders of the United States and protect the Nation from intrusion.

Introduced: May 24, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 6, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
May 24, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
May 24, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should not: (1) undermine the efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of U.S. borders and protect the nation from intrusion; and (2) contact Mexican officials about the location of individuals who participate in such groups while conducting surveillance on the southern U.S. border.

What's happening now June 6, 2006

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Barrett, J.
· May 24, 2006
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 24, 2006
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 24, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 839: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security should not undermine the efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of the borders of the United States and protect the Nation from intrusion.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-839/
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"H. Res. 839: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security should not undermine the efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of the borders of the United States and protect the Nation from intrusion.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-839/.
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H. Res. 839, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-839/.
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[H. Res. 839: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security should not undermine the efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of the borders of the United States and protect the Nation from intrusion.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-839/)
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