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Border Security Accountability Act of 2008

Introduced: March 6, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 31, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Mar 6, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 6, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Security Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to report every 90 days to the appropriate congressional committees respecting U.S. efforts to increase border security.

What's happening now May 22, 2008

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 6, 2008
Mitchell, Harry
· Mar 6, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5552: Border Security Accountability Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5552/
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"H.R. 5552: Border Security Accountability Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5552/.
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H.R. 5552, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5552/.
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