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Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2009

Introduced: March 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to House Homeland Security
Mar 11, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, 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
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009 - Authorizes and directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand resources, make grants, and take other actions to protect U.S. citizens and property and to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking and other unlawful activities along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Border Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary to make border security grants to local sheriffs' offices and police departments within 25 miles of the southern border of the United States. Allows grant funds to be used to pay for law enforcement operations along the U.S.-Mexican border, the costs of training and equipping law enforcement personnel, transporting illegal aliens to U.S. custody, and building detention facilities.

Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) to dedicate and expand resources for the Project Gunrunner initiative of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking across the U.S.-Mexican border; and (2) provide ATF agents, equipment, and training to assist Mexican law enforcement officers in combating firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) dedicate and expand resources for the Operation Armas Cruzadas of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking, smuggling, and other unlawful activities across the U.S.-Mexican border; and (2) coordinate with other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to develop a comprehensive and strategic plan to inspect vehicles heading into Mexico.

What's happening now April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 495 Related bill Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
  • HR 1437 Related bill Southern Border Security Task Force 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 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 11, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Mar 11, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Mar 11, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1448: Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1448/
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"H.R. 1448: Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1448/.
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