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HR 2542 110th Congress House

Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to hire, train, and equip local law enforcement officials on and near the southern border of the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to hire, train, and equip local law enforcement officials on and near the southern border of the United States, as well as to reimburse the costs of paying overtime to such officials, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2007 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement ArizonaBoundariesCaliforniaDetention of persons
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Drug abuseDrug law enforcementDrug trafficEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to law enforcementHours of laborIllegal aliensImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLaw enforcement officersNew MexicoPolicePrisonsRecruiting of employeesTexas
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 24, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to sheriff's offices and local and tribal police departments in jurisdictions within 25 miles of the U.S. southern border for: (1) law enforcement operations; (2) detention (including construction and operation of detention facilities) and transfer of illegal aliens to federal authorities; (3) enforcement of substance trafficking laws and other state and federal criminal laws; and (4) hiring, equipping, training, and overtime.

States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize state or local law enforcement agencies to exercise federal immigration law enforcement authority.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 27, 2007
Boyda, Nancy
· Jun 27, 2007
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 27, 2007
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 27, 2007
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 27, 2007
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 24, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2542: Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2542/
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"H.R. 2542: Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2542/.
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H.R. 2542, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2542/.
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