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Southern Border Security Task Force Act of 2009

Introduced: March 19, 2009 Introduced by: Cuellar, Henry Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Mar 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to House Homeland Security
Mar 11, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southern Border Security Task Force Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a Southern Border Security Task Force to coordinate the efforts of federal, state, and local border and law enforcement officials and task forces to protect U.S. border cities and communities from violence associated with drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the international border between the United States and Mexico; and (2) deploy the Task Force along that border in cities and communities most affected by violence.

What's happening now August 19, 2009

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

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 495 Related bill Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
  • HR 1448 Related bill Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009
  • HR 1867 Related bill Border Violence Prevention Act of 2009
  • S 205 Related bill Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 21, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Mar 25, 2009
Olson, Pete
· Mar 25, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 19, 2009
Dent, Charles
· Mar 19, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Mar 19, 2009
Granger, Kay
· Mar 19, 2009
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Mar 19, 2009
Conaway, K.
· Mar 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1437: Southern Border Security Task Force Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1437/
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"H.R. 1437: Southern Border Security Task Force Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1437/.
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H.R. 1437, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1437/.
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