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Fence By Date Certain Act

Introduced: January 16, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 31, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Jan 16, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jan 16, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fence By Date Certain Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to revise deadline and funding provisions for certain fencing and security project requirements along the southern border.

What's happening now January 31, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 12
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 24, 2008
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 1, 2008
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 15, 2008
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 12, 2008
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 12, 2008
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 23, 2008
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 22, 2008
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 22, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 22, 2008
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 22, 2008
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 22, 2008
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 22, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4987: Fence By Date Certain Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4987/
MLA
"H.R. 4987: Fence By Date Certain Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4987/.
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H.R. 4987, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4987/.
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