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Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2009

Introduced: July 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Jul 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jul 22, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to construct an additional 350 or more miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border.

Prohibits fencing or any other similar physical infrastructure along the southwest border in existence on December 31, 2009, from being considered in meeting such mileage requirement.

Requires the Secretary to submit a plan to Congress to gain operational control of any sector of the southwest border in which there has been a 40% increase over the preceding fiscal year of DHS apprehensions of individuals unlawfully entering the United States.


What's happening now July 31, 2009

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 28, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3289: Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3289/
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"H.R. 3289: Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3289/.
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H.R. 3289, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3289/.
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