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HR 495 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Border security and unlawful immigration Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Firearms and explosives International organizations and cooperation Latin America Law enforcement officers Mexico Organized crime Smuggling and trafficking

Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009

Introduced: January 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jan 14, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) to 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.- Mexico border; and (2) provide ATF agents, equipment, and training to assist Mexican law enforcement officers in combating firearms trafficking and other criminal enterprises.

What's happening now March 16, 2009

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

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1437 Related bill Southern Border Security Task Force 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 Identical bill Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jan 23, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Jan 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 495: Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-495/
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"H.R. 495: Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-495/.
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H.R. 495, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-495/.
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