HR 5124
110th Congress
House
Immigration
Arizona
Boundaries
California
Cameras
Illegal aliens
Latin America
Lighting
Mexico
New Mexico
Remote sensing
Road construction
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Texas
Transportation and Public Works
Reinstatement of the Secure Fence Act of 2008
Introduced: January 23, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Jan 23, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jan 23, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Reinstatement of the Secure Fence Act of 2008 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct at least 700 miles of two-layered, 14-foot reinforced fencing along the southwest border and provide for the installation of additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors within six months of enactment of this Act.
Prohibits the inclusion of fencing in existence on January 1, 2008, as part of the fencing requirement under this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Committees of jurisdiction
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